Gera
Sign in to saveGera () is a city in the German state of Thuringia. With around 93,000 inhabitants, it is the third-largest city in Thuringia after Erfurt and Jena as well as the easternmost city of the Thüringer Städtekette, an almost straight string of cities consisting of the six largest Thuringian cities from Eisenach in the west, via Gotha, Erfurt, Weimar and Jena to Gera in the east. Gera is the largest city in the Vogtland, and one of its historical capitals along with Plauen, Greiz and Weida. The city lies in the East Thuringian Hill Country, in the wide valley of the White Elster, between Greiz (upst
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Gera is a city in the German state of Thuringia with around 93,000 inhabitants, making it the third-largest city in the state and the easternmost point of a chain of six major Thuringian cities stretching across the region. The city holds historical significance as one of the capitals of the Vogtland region and serves as an important urban center in East Thuringia's landscape.
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Key facts
- German place.type
- Stadt
- German place.image_caption
- Clockwise from top: View over the city, Gera Central Station, Textima Footbridge crossing the White Elster, Salvator Church, town hall, view of Gera-Untermhaus with St Mary's Church, market square
- German place.image_flag
- Hisflagge Gera.svg
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- Wappen Gera.svg
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- Thuringia G.svg
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- Location of Gera within Thuringia
- German place.state
- Thuringia
- German place.district
- Kreisfreie Stadt
- German place.elevation
- 194
- German place.area
- 152.19
- German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 16052000
- German place.postal_code
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- History
- Middle Ages
- Early modern period
- Since 1815
- Geography and demographics
- Topography
- Climate
- Administrative division
- Demographics
- Culture, sights and cityscape
- Museums
- Image gallery
- Cityscape
- Image gallery
- Sights and architectural heritage
- Churches
- Image gallery
- Other sights
- Image gallery
- Economy and infrastructure
- Basic economic data
- Agriculture, industry and services
- Transport
- By rail
- By road
- By aviation
- By bike
- Trams and buses
- Education
- Politics
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Gera () is a city in the German state of Thuringia. With around 93,000 inhabitants, it is the third-largest city in Thuringia after Erfurt and Jena as well as the easternmost city of the Thüringer Städtekette, an almost straight string of cities consisting of the six largest Thuringian cities from Eisenach in the west, via Gotha, Erfurt, Weimar and Jena to Gera in the east. Gera is the largest city in the Vogtland, and one of its historical capitals along with Plauen, Greiz and Weida. The city lies in the East Thuringian Hill Country, in the wide valley of the White Elster, between Greiz (upstream) and Leipzig (downstream). Gera is located in the Central German Metropolitan Region, approximately south of Saxony's largest city of Leipzig, east of Thuringia's capital Erfurt, west of Saxony's capital Dresden and 90 km (56 miles) north of Bavaria's city of Hof (Saale).
First mentioned in 995 and developing into a city during the 13th century, Gera has historical significance as being one of the main residences of the Ducal House of Reuss and subsequently the capital of the Principality of Reuss-Gera (1848–1918) and of the People's State of Reuss (1918–1920), one of the many microstates the Thuringian region consisted of, before they were unified to form Thuringia in 1920.