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Greiz ( ; ) is a town in the state of Thuringia, Germany, and is the capital of the district of Greiz. Greiz is situated in eastern Thuringia, east of the state capital Erfurt, on the White Elster river.

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Greiz is a town in the eastern German state of Thuringia that serves as the capital of its district. Located along the White Elster river and east of Erfurt, it is a regional administrative center in the area.

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Key facts

German place.type
Stadt
German place.image_photo
Greiz 2013-05 0725 Blick vom Oberen Schloss.JPG
German place.image_caption
Greiz, Thuringia
German place.image_coa
DEU Greiz COA.svg
German place.image_plan
Greiz in GRZ.png
German place.state
Thüringen
German place.district
Greiz
German place.elevation
265
German place.area
84.87
German place.postal_code
07973
German place.area_code
03661
German place.licence
GRZ, ZR
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
16 0 76 022
German place.divisions
10
German place.website
www.greiz.de
German place.mayor
Alexander Schulze
German place.leader_term
2024–30
German place.party
CDU

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Official website

Stadt Greiz

Aktuelle Informationen der Stadt Greiz aus den Bereichen Tourismus, Kultur, Wirtschaft und der Verwaltung.

greiz.de

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
district capital
Country
Germany
Population
20220
Area
84.87
Elevation
381
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Reichenbach im Vogtland
Official website
www.greiz.de
Image
Greiz - upper castle (aka).jpg
Dialing code
03661
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Commons category
Greiz
twinned administrative body
Rokycany
topic's main category
Category:Greiz
category for people born here
Q8051283
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Greiz
postal code
07973
short name
Gz
category of associated people
Category:People from Greiz
hashtag
Greiz
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • History
  • Economy
  • Neighbouring towns and districts
  • Transport
  • Demographics
  • References
  • External links

Greiz ( ; ) is a town in the state of Thuringia, Germany, and is the capital of the district of Greiz. Greiz is situated in eastern Thuringia, east of the state capital Erfurt, on the White Elster river.

Greiz has a large park in its centre (Fürstlich Greizer Park) which is classified as an English garden. Thomasstraße, Burgstraße, Marktstraße, Waldstraße, and Leonhardtstraße, with their Jugendstil houses, are well-known examples of that architectural style.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Greiz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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