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Gera
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. Image File history File links Wappen_Gera. ... Image File history File links Gera-Position. ... This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including both internationally recognized and generally unrecognized independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as Länder (singular Land). ... The Republic of Thuringia (German: Freistaat Thüringen) lies in central Germany and is among the smaller of the countrys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states), being eleventh in size with an area of 16,200 km² and twelfth most populous with 2. ... There are 439 German districts (Kreise), administrative units in Germany. ... This is a list of urban districts in Germany. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... See Cartesian coordinate system or Coordinates (elementary mathematics) for a more elementary introduction to this topic. ... German Postleitzahl map of the first two digits Postal codes in Germany, known as Postleitzahl (pl. ... see also Telephone numbering plan of Germany for further codes including service numbers, cell phones etc. ... German car number plates (Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered. ... now. ... SPD redirects here. ... This page as shown in the AOL 9. ... The Republic of Thuringia (German: Freistaat Thüringen) lies in central Germany and is among the smaller of the countrys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states), being eleventh in size with an area of 16,200 km² and twelfth most populous with 2. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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). Events (Erik Segersäll) is succeeded by (Olof Skötkonung), the first baptized ruler of Sweden. ... Events March 27 — Naples bans kissing in public under the penalty of death June 22 — Fort Caroline, the first French attempt at colonizing the New World September 10 — The Battle of Kawanakajima Ottoman Turks invade Malta Modern pencil becomes common in England Conquistadors crossed the Pacific Spanish founded a colony... Reuss (German: Reuß) was the name of several historical states located in present-day Thuringia, Germany. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 3 - Babe Ruth is traded by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time. ... 1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... The Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) German reunification (Deutsche Wiedervereinigung) took place on October 3, 1990, when the areas of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR, in English commonly called East Germany) were incorporated into the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG, in... This article is about the year. ... Anthem: Auferstanden aus Ruinen Capital East Berlin, in spite of status as part of an occupied city Language(s) German Government Socialist state Head of State  - 1990 Sabine Bergmann-Pohl Head of Government  - 1990 Lothar de Maizière Historical era Cold War  - Established October 7 1949  - Final Settlement September 25...

Sights

Sights in Gera:

• Town Hall (build 1576, Renaissance)
• Market Square with Simson-fountain
• Castle Osterstein (largely destroyed 1945)
• City Pharmacy
• Theater (build 1902)
• Villa Schulenburg, architect: Henry van de Velde
• St. Johannis church (Neo-Gothic), St. Salvator church (Baroque architecture with Art Nouveau interior decoration), St. Marien church (Late Gothic), St. Trinitatis church (Late Gothic)
• Old beer cellars called "Geraer Höhler"
• Zoo Gera (since 1973)

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• City Museum
• Otto Dix House
• Art Galley "Orangerie"
• Museum of Natural History ("Schreiber House", oldest building in the city)
• Museum for Applied Arts ("Ferber House")

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Transportation

• Altenburg-Nobitz Airport

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Twin Towns

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Notable natives

• Johann Heinrich Gottfried Koch, *1705-†1775
• Ernst August Geitner, *1783-†1852 in Schneeberg, chemist and developer of nickel silver (Argentan)
• Dr. Heinrich Gustav Beck, *1857-†1933, Ministerpräsident of Saxony 1914-1918
• Otto Dix, *1891-†1969
• Rudolf Paul, *1893-†1978, President of Thuringia 1945-1947
• Karl Weschke, *1925-†2005, painter
• Georg Buschner, *1925, head coach East Germany national football team
• Helga Königsdorf, *1938, mathematician and author
• Olaf Ludwig, *1960, racing cyclist
• Wolfgang Tiefensee, * 1955, Federal Minister for Transport, Building and Urban Development, mayor of Leipzig till 2005
• Heike Drechsler, *1964
• Jens Heppner, *1964, racing cyclist

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External links

• Gera Official website of the city