Ilm-Kreis is a district in Thuringia , Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the city of Erfurt , the districts of Weimarer Land , Saalfeld-Rudolstadt and Hildburghausen , the city of Suhl , and the districts of Schmalkalden-Meiningen and Gotha . It is named after the river Ilm , flowing through the district.
2-482: Liebenstein is a village and a former municipality in the district Ilm-Kreis , in Thuringia , Germany . Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the municipality Geratal . This Ilm-Kreis location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ilm-Kreis In medieval times the territory was ruled by the counts of Henneberg and the princes of Schwarzburg , two local dynasties. While Ilmenau
4-556: Was ruled by Henneberg, Arnstadt belonged to Schwarzburg. When the Henneberg family became extinct in 1583, Ilmenau was acquired by Saxony . In the meantime the principality of Schwarzburg began to disintegrate and was split up into several tiny states. One of those states (Schwarzburg-Arnstadt) was based in Arnstadt; it was founded in 1574 and existed until 1716, when it fell to Schwarzburg-Sondershausen . This mini state existed until 1920, when
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