Thuringia

The Free State of Thuringia (German: Freistaat Thüringen) lies in central Germany and is among the smaller of the country's sixteen Bundesländer (federal states), with an area of 16,200 km² and 2.45 million inhabitants. The capital is Erfurt.

Geography

Thuringia borders on (from the north and clockwise) the German states of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony, Bavaria and Hesse. The major cities include Erfurt (200,000), Gera (110,000), Jena (103,000), Weimar (64,000), Gotha (50,000), Eisenach (44,200) and Suhl (46,700).

Related Topics:
Lower Saxony - Saxony-Anhalt - Saxony - Bavaria - Hesse - Erfurt - Gera - Jena - Weimar - Gotha - Eisenach - Suhl

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The most conspicuous geographical feature of Thuringia is the Thuringian Forest (Thüringer Wald), a mountain chain in the southwest. In the northwest Thuringia includes a small part of the Harz mountains. The eastern part of Thuringia is generally a plain. The Saale river runs through these lowlands from south to north.

Related Topics:
Thuringian Forest - Harz - Saale

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See also List of places in Thuringia.

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Thuringia is divided into 17 districts (Landkreise):

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Furthermore there are six independent towns, which don't belong to any district:

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• Erfurt
• Eisenach
• Gera
• Jena
• Suhl
• Weimar