| District of Gera Bezirk Gera | |||||||||
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| District (Bezirk) of East Germany | |||||||||
| 1952–1990 | |||||||||
 Coat of arms
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 Location of Bezirk Gera within the German Democratic Republic | |||||||||
| Capital | Gera | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1989 | 4,004 km2 (1,546 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1989 | 742,000 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1952 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1990 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Germany | ||||||||
The Bezirk Gera was a district (Bezirk) of East Germany. The administrative seat and main town was Gera.
History
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
Position
The Bezirk Gera had borders with the Bezirke of Suhl, Erfurt, Halle, Leipzig 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
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