Thuringia"Thuringia (English: /θəˈrɪndʒiə/; German: Thüringen [ˈtyːʁɪŋən] (listen)), officially the Free State of Thuringia (Freistaat Thüringen [ˈfʁaɪʃtaːt ˈtyːʁɪŋən]), is a state of Germany. Located in central Germany, it covers 16,171 square kilometres (6,244 sq mi), being the sixth smallest of the sixteen German States (including City States). It has a population of about 2.1 million. Erfurt is the state capital and largest city. Other cities are Jena, Gera and Weimar. Thuringia is bordered by Bavaria, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony. It has been known as "the green heart of Germany" (das grüne Herz Deutschlands) from the late 19th century due to its broad, dense forest. Most of Thuringia is in the Saale drainage basin, a left-bank tributary of the Elbe." - (en.wikipedia.org 04.10.2021) Germany Altenburger Land Dornheim Eichsfeld (district) Eisenach Erfurt Gera Gotha (district) Greiz (district) Hildburghausen (district) Ilm-Kreis Jena Kyffhäuserkreis Nordhausen (district) Rennsteig Saale-Holzland-Kreis Saale-Orla-Kreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt Saxe-Weimar Schmalkalden-Meiningen Sonneberg (district) Suhl Sömmerda (district) Thüringisches Franken (Region) Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis Wartburgkreis Weimar Weimarer Land Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg Grafschaft Hohnstein Grafschaft Reuß Grafschaft Reuß-Obergreiz Grafschaft Reuß-Untergreiz Principality of Reuss-Gera Saxe-Eisenach Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg Saxe-Hildburghausen Saxe-Jena Saxe-Meiningen Saxe-Weimar Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt Saale-Unstrut Thuringian Basin Thuringian Gate Thuringian Forest Gera (Fluss) Schönbrunn Dam