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{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox Former Subdivision
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| name = Bezirk Gera
|common_name = Gera
| settlement_type = District
|conventional_long_name = District of Gera
| image_map = Bezirk Gera.png
|native_name = ''Bezirk Gera''
| mapsize =
|subdivision = District (Bezirk)
| map_alt =
|nation = East Germany
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| map_caption = Location of Bezirk Gera within the German Democratic Republic
|image_flag =
| latd = 50 |latm = 40 |lats = |latNS = N
|image_coat = DDR Wappen Gera.png
| longd = 11 |longm = 45 |longs = |longEW = E
|image_map = District of Gera in German Democratic Republic.svg
| coordinates_type = type:adm1st_region:DE
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|image_map_caption = Location of Bezirk Gera within the [[German Democratic Republic]]
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|capital = [[Gera]]
| subdivision_name = [[German Democratic Republic]]
|coordinates =
| subdivision_type1 = [[Administrative divisions of the German Democratic Republic|Subdivisions]]
|stat_area1= 4004
| subdivision_name1 = 11 Kreise and 2 Stadtkreise
|stat_pop1 = 742,000
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|stat_year1 = 1989
| established_title = Formed
| established_date = 1952
| leader1 = Otto Funke
| extinct_title = Dissolved
| leader2 = Heinz Glaser
| extinct_date = 1990
| leader3 = Paul Roscher
| seat = [[Gera]]
| leader4 = [[Herbert Ziegenhahn]]
| area_total_km2 = 4004
| leader5 = Erich Postler
| elevation_max_m =
| year_leader1 = 1952–1955
| elevation_min_m =
| year_leader2 = 1955–1959
| year_leader3 = 1959–1963
| population_footnotes = <ref name=a>''"40 Jahre DDR"'', National central administration for statistics, May 1989 </ref>
| population_total = 742000
| year_leader4 = 1963–1989
| population_as_of = 1989
| year_leader5 = 1989
| title_leader = SED First Secretary
| population_density_km2 = auto
|title_deputy = Chairman of the Council of the Bezirk
| postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... -->
|deputy1 = [[Lydia Poser]]
| postal_code =
|deputy2 = Albert Wettengel
| area_code_type = <!-- defaults to: Area code(s) -->
|deputy3 = Horst Wenzel
| area_code =
|deputy4 = [[Rudolf Bahmann]]
| registration_plate = N
|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
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| today = [[Germany]]
}}
}}

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]].
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, replacing the old [[Germany|German]] [[States of Germany|states]]. After October 3, 1990, it was disestablished due to [[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==
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[[Category:Districts of East Germany|Gera]]
[[Category:Districts of East Germany|Gera]]
[[Category:20th century in Thuringia|Bezirk Gera]]
[[Category:20th century in Thuringia|Bezirk Gera]]
[[Category:1952 establishments in East Germany]]
[[Category:Gera]]
[[Category:1990 disestablishments in Germany]]
[[Category:Former states and territories of Thuringia]]
[[Category:Jena]]

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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