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{{Infobox Former Subdivision
! bgcolor="#DEFFAD" | Arms
|common_name = Gera
! bgcolor="#DEFFAD" | Map
|conventional_long_name = District of Gera
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|native_name = ''Bezirk Gera''
| align="center" | [[Image:Sin escudo.svg|100px]]
|subdivision = District (Bezirk)
| align="center" | [[Image:Bezirk Gera.png|200px|The location of Bezirk Gera in DDR]]
|nation = East Germany
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|image_flag =
| Official name: || '''Bezirk Gera'''
|image_coat = DDR Wappen Gera.png
|-
|image_map = District of Gera in German Democratic Republic.svg
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| Seat : || [[Gera]]
|image_map_caption = Location of Bezirk Gera within the [[German Democratic Republic]]
|-
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|capital = [[Gera]]
| [[Area]]: || 4,004 km² <ref name=a>''"40 Jahre DDR"'', National central administration for statistics, May 1989 </ref>
|coordinates =
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|stat_area1= 4004
| [[Population|Inhabitants]]: || 742,000 <small>(1989)</small> <ref name=a>"40 Jahre DDR", National central administration for statistics, May 1989 </ref>
|stat_pop1 = 742,000
|-
|stat_year1 = 1989
| [[Subdivision]]: || [[Gera_(Bezirk)#Subdivision|11 rural districts <br> 2 urban district]]
| leader1 = Otto Funke
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| leader2 = Heinz Glaser
| [[Vehicle registration plate|License plate]] : || N
| leader3 = Paul Roscher
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| leader4 = [[Herbert Ziegenhahn]]
| Political status: || Disestablished on October 3, 1990 after [[German reunification]]
| leader5 = Erich Postler
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|}
| year_leader1 = 1952–1955
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The '''Bezirk Gera''' was a [[Administrative divisions of the German Democratic Republic|district]] (''Bezirk'') of the [[East Germany]]. The administrative seat and the main town was [[Gera]].
| year_leader2 = 1955–1959
| year_leader3 = 1959–1963
| year_leader4 = 1963–1989
| year_leader5 = 1989
| title_leader = SED First Secretary
|title_deputy = Chairman of the Council of the Bezirk
|deputy1 = [[Lydia Poser]]
|deputy2 = Albert Wettengel
|deputy3 = Horst Wenzel
|deputy4 = [[Rudolf Bahmann]]
|deputy5 = Joachim Mittasch {{small|(acting)}}
|deputy6 = Karl-Heinz Fleischer
|deputy7 = Werner Ulbrich
|deputy8 = Helmut Luck
|deputy9 = Peter Lindlau {{small|(as ''Regierungsbevollmächtigter'')}}
|year_deputy1 = 1952–1959
|year_deputy2 = 1959–1965
|year_deputy3 = 1965–1973
|year_deputy4 = 1973–1977†
|year_deputy5 = 1977
|year_deputy6 = 1977–1983
|year_deputy7 = 1983–1990
|year_deputy8 = 1990
|year_deputy9 = 1990
|p1 = Thuringia
|flag_p1 = Flag of Thuringia.svg
|s1 = Thuringia
|flag_s1 = Flag of Thuringia.svg
|year_start = 1952
|year_end = 1990
| today = [[Germany]]
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}}

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The '''Bezirk Gera''' was a [[Administrative divisions of the German Democratic Republic|district]] (''Bezirk'') of [[East Germany]]. The administrative seat and main town was [[Gera]].


==History==
==History==
The district was established, with the other 13, on July 25, 1952, substituting the old [[Germany|German]] [[States of Germany|states]]. After October 3, 1990, it was disestabliseh due to the [[German reunification]], becoming again part of the state of [[Thuringia]].
The district was established, with the other 13, on 25 July 1952, replacing the old [[Germany|German]] [[States of Germany|states]]. After 3 October 1990 it was disestablished following [[German reunification]], becoming again part of the state of [[Thuringia]].


==Geography==
==Geography==
===Position===
===Position===
The Bezirk Gera bordered with the ''Bezirke'' of [[Suhl (Bezirk)|Suhl]], [[Erfurt (Bezirk)|Erfurt]], [[Halle (Bezirk)|Halle]], [[Leipzig (Bezirk)|Gera]] and [[Karl-Marx-Stadt (Bezirk)|Karl-Marx-Stadt]]. It bordered also with [[West Germany]].
The Bezirk Gera had borders with the ''Bezirke'' of [[Suhl (Bezirk)|Suhl]], [[Erfurt (Bezirk)|Erfurt]], [[Halle (Bezirk)|Halle]], [[Leipzig (Bezirk)|Leipzig]] and [[Karl-Marx-Stadt (Bezirk)|Karl-Marx-Stadt]], as well as with [[West Germany]].


===Subdivision===
===Subdivision===
The ''Bezirk'' was divided into 13 ''kreise'': 2 urban districts (''Stadtkreise'') and 11 rural districts (''Landkreise''):
The ''Bezirk'' was divided into 13 ''Kreise'': 2 urban districts (''Stadtkreise'') and 11 rural districts (''Landkreise''):
*'''Urban districts :''' [[Gera]]; [[Jena]].
*'''Urban districts :''' [[Gera]]; [[Jena]].
*'''Rural districts :''' [[Kreis Eisenberg|Eisenberg]]; [[Kreis Gera-Land|Gera-Land]]; [[Kreis Greiz|Greiz]]; [[Kreis Jena-Land|Jena-Land]]; [[Kreis Lobenstein|Lobenstein]]; [[Kreis Pößneck|Pößneck]]; [[Kreis Rudolstadt|Rudolstadt]]; [[Kreis Saalfeld|Saalfeld]]; [[Kreis Schleiz|Schleiz]]; [[Kreis Stadtroda|Stadtroda]]; [[Kreis Zeulenroda|Zeulenroda]].
*'''Rural districts :''' [[Kreis Eisenberg|Eisenberg]]; [[Kreis Gera-Land|Gera-Land]]; [[Kreis Greiz|Greiz]]; [[Kreis Jena-Land|Jena-Land]]; [[Kreis Lobenstein|Lobenstein]]; [[Kreis Pößneck|Pößneck]]; [[Kreis Rudolstadt|Rudolstadt]]; [[Kreis Saalfeld|Saalfeld]]; [[Kreis Schleiz|Schleiz]]; [[Kreis Stadtroda|Stadtroda]]; [[Kreis Zeulenroda|Zeulenroda]].
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[[Category:Districts of East Germany|Gera]]
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[[Category:History of Thuringia|Bezirk Gera]]
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[[Category:1952 establishments]]
[[Category:1990 disestablishments]]


[[de:Bezirk Gera]]
[[Category:Districts of East Germany|Gera]]
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[[Category:20th century in Thuringia|Bezirk Gera]]
[[fr:District de Gera (RDA)]]
[[nl:Gera (district)]]
[[Category:Gera]]
[[Category:Former states and territories of Thuringia]]
[[pl:Okręg Gera]]
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[[Category:Jena]]
[[ru:Округ Гера]]

Latest revision as of 09:47, 13 June 2024

District of Gera
Bezirk Gera
District (Bezirk) of East Germany
1952–1990
Coat of arms of Gera
Coat of arms

Location of Bezirk Gera within the German Democratic Republic
CapitalGera
Area 
• 1989
4,004 km2 (1,546 sq mi)
Population 
• 1989
742,000
Government
SED First Secretary 
• 1952–1955
Otto Funke
• 1955–1959
Heinz Glaser
• 1959–1963
Paul Roscher
• 1963–1989
Herbert Ziegenhahn
• 1989
Erich Postler
Chairman of the Council of the Bezirk 
• 1952–1959
Lydia Poser
• 1959–1965
Albert Wettengel
• 1965–1973
Horst Wenzel
• 1973–1977†
Rudolf Bahmann
• 1977
Joachim Mittasch (acting)
• 1977–1983
Karl-Heinz Fleischer
• 1983–1990
Werner Ulbrich
• 1990
Helmut Luck
• 1990
Peter Lindlau (as Regierungsbevollmächtigter)
History 
• Established
1952
• Disestablished
1990
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Thuringia
Thuringia
Today part ofGermany

The Bezirk Gera was a district (Bezirk) of East Germany. The administrative seat and main town was Gera.

History

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The district was established, with the other 13, on 25 July 1952, replacing the old German states. After 3 October 1990 it was disestablished following German reunification, becoming again part of the state of Thuringia.

Geography

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Position

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The Bezirk Gera had borders with the Bezirke of Suhl, Erfurt, Halle, Leipzig and Karl-Marx-Stadt, as well as with West Germany.

Subdivision

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The Bezirk was divided into 13 Kreise: 2 urban districts (Stadtkreise) and 11 rural districts (Landkreise):

References

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