Hildburghausen is a district in Thuringia , Germany . It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen , the city of Suhl , the districts of Ilm-Kreis , Saalfeld-Rudolstadt and Sonneberg , and the state of Bavaria (districts of Coburg , Haßberge and Rhön-Grabfeld ). Located roughly halfway between the mountain chains of the Rhön and the Thuringian Forest , the district is densely forested and covered by hilly countryside. Its territory is similar to that of the former Ernestine duchy, Saxe-Hildburghausen .
1-526: 1. Feldstein 2. Heldburger Unterland The coat of arms displays: 50°25′N 10°45′E / 50.42°N 10.75°E / 50.42; 10.75 Feldstein (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) Feldstein is a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") in the district of Hildburghausen , in Thuringia , Germany . The seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft
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