Bezirk Gera


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

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, Leipzig and Karl-Marx-Stadt, as well as with West Germany.

Subdivision

The Bezirk was divided into 13 Kreise: 2 urban districts and 11 rural districts :