Gera (Bezirk)

Bezirk Gera
—  District  —
Location of Bezirk Gera within the German Democratic Republic
Coordinates:
Country German Democratic Republic
Subdivisions 11 Kreise and 2 Stadtkreise
Formed 1952
Dissolved 1990
Seat Gera
Area
 • Total 4,004 km2 (1,546 sq mi)
Population (1989)[1]
 • Total 742,000
 • Density 185.3/km2 (480/sq mi)
Vehicle registration N

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

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History

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

Geography

Position

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

Subdivision

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

References

  1. ^ "40 Jahre DDR", National central administration for statistics, May 1989