Gerstungen
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Gerstungen | ||
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Gerstungen | ||
Location of Gerstungen within Wartburgkreis district | ||
Coordinates: 50°57′45″N 10°3′35″E / 50.96250°N 10.05972°ECoordinates: 50°57′45″N 10°3′35″E / 50.96250°N 10.05972°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Thuringia | |
District | Wartburgkreis | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Werner Hartung | |
Area | ||
• Total | 75.51 km2 (29.15 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 205 m (673 ft) | |
Population (2012-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 5,872 | |
• Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 99834 | |
Dialling codes | 036922 | |
Vehicle registration | WAK | |
Website | www.gerstungen.de |
Gerstungen is a municipality in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany.
History
Between 1945 and 1990 Gerstungen served as East German inner German border crossing on the Thuringian Railway. The crossing was open for trains travelling between the Soviet Zone of occupation in Germany (till 1949, thereafter the East German Democratic Republic, or West Berlin and the American zone of occupation (till 1949) and thereafter the West German Federal Republic of Germany. The traffic was subject to the Interzonal traffic regulations, that between West Germany and West Berlin followed the special regulations of the Transit Agreement (1972).
References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften nach Geschlecht in Thüringen". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). 13 July 2013.
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