Bezirk Gera

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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):

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