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Coordinates: 50°52′N 12°5′E

Gera
Image:Wappen Gera.png	Image:Gera-Position.png
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	urban district
Population	104,737 source (2005)
Area	151.93 km²
Population density	689 /km²
Elevation	205 m
Coordinates	50°52′ N 12°5′ E
Postal code	07545-07557
Area code	0365, 036695
Licence plate code	G
Mayor	Dr. Norbert Vornehm (SPD)
Website	gera.de

Gera is the largest Town in the east of Thuringia, Germany. In 2003 it had about 105,000 inhabitants. Its area is 151 km².

Contents 1 History 2 Sights 3 Transportation 4 Twin Towns 5 Notable natives 6 External links

[edit] History

The city was founded in the year 995. Since 1564, Gera was the residence of the Younger Line of the Reuss monarchy. In 1920 the city became part of Thuringia (German: Thüringen). Large portions of the city were destroyed by aerial bombing in 1945. Until German reunification in 1990, the city belonged to the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).

[edit] Sights

Town hall, Otto Dix House, City Pharmacy, Art Galley, Museum of Natural History. In 2007 Gera, together with Ronneburg, is venue of the Bundesgartenschau (the ferderal horticultural show).

[edit] Transportation

• Altenburg-Nobitz Airport

[edit] Twin Towns

• Image:Flag of Germany.svg - Nuremberg, Bavaria (Germany)
• Image:Flag of France.svg - Saint-Denis, France
• Image:Flag of Bulgaria (bordered).svg - Sliven, Bulgaria
• Image:Flag of the Czech Republic (bordered).svg - Plzen, Czech Republic
• Image:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg - Kuopio Finland
• - Timişoara, Romania
• Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg - Arnhem, Netherlands
• Image:Flag of Russia (bordered).svg - Rostov, Russia
• Image:Flag of the United States.svg - Fort Wayne, Indiana (USA)
• Image:Flag of Poland (bordered).svg - Skierniewice, Poland
• Image:Flag of Russia (bordered).svg - Pskov, Russia
• Image:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg - Goražde, Bosnia

[edit] Notable natives

• Johann Heinrich Gottfried Koch, *1705-†1775
• Dr. Heinrich Gustav Beck, *1857-†1933, Ministerpräsident of Saxony 1914-1918
• Otto Dix, 1891-†1969
• Rudolf Paul, 1893-†1978, President of Thuringia 1945-1947
• Olaf Ludwig, *1960
• Heike Drechsler, *1964

[edit] External links

• Gera Official website of the city

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