Gera: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 46 - 129 Novotel Gera
 This 4-star hotel in Gera city centre offers modern rooms and suites, an indoor swimming pool, internet access and free parking. It is located 700 met… MoreEUR 50 - 310 pentahotel Gera
 This 4-star hotel offers modern and comfortable accommodation in Gera city centre, less than 600 metres away from the Otto-Dix-Haus art museum and the… MoreEUR 39 - 96 The Royal Inn Regent Gera
 This 4-star hotel is located in Gera city centre, a 3-minute walk from Gera Süd Train Station. It features country -style accommodation, on-site park… MoreEUR 48 - 75 Hotel Restaurant Zwergschlösschen
 The family-run Zwergschlösschen hotel is situated in the district of Untermhaus, set right between the Gera forest and the floodplains of the Weiße … MoreEUR 59 - 59 Hotel garni An der Elster
 This 3-star hotel is a tastefully restored 19th-century building, situated on a quiet side street surrounded by beautiful gardens, near the centre of … MoreEUR 38 - 78 Central Hotel
 This hotel is centrally located in the Thuringian city of Gera, boasting modern rooms, free private parking and just a 6-minute drive to the A4 motorw… MoreEUR 41 - 58 City Partner Servicehotel Gewürzmühle
 Peacefully located on a side street in central Gera, this cosy hotel awaits you with spacious rooms. The marketplace and Gera Süd railway station are… MoreEUR 28 - 76 Hotel am Galgenberg
 Just a short walk from Gera’s city centre, this quiet 3-star hotel offers direct access to route B7, the A4 motorway slip road and the public transp… MoreEUR 30 - 75 Apart Hotel Gera
 Surrounded by the Thuringian Forest, this hotel in Dürrenebersdorf, west of Gera, enjoys a peaceful, rural location. It lies on the B2, just a short … More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gera: Guide
Gera is the largest Town in the east of Thuringia, Germany. In 2003 it had about 105,000 inhabitants. Its area is 151 km².
History
The city was founded in the year 995. Since 1564, Gera was the residence of the Younger Line of the Reuss monarchy. In 1920 the city became part of Thuringia (German: Thüringen). Large portions of the city were destroyed by aerial bombing in 1945. Until German reunification in 1990, the city belonged to the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).
Sights
Sights in Gera:
Town Hall (build 1576, Renaissance)
Market Square with Simson-fountain
Castle Osterstein (largely destroyed 1945)
City Pharmacy
Theater (build 1902)
Villa Schulenburg, architect: Henry van de Velde
St. Johannis church (Neo-Gothic), St. Salvator church (Baroque architecture|Baroque with Art Nouveau interior decoration), St. Marien church (Late Gothic), St. Trinitatis church (Late Gothic)
Old beer cellars called "Geraer Höhler"
Zoo Gera (since 1973)
Museums in Gera:
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City Museum
Otto Dix House
Art Galley "Orangerie"
Museum of Natural History ("Schreiber House", oldest building in the city)
Museum for Applied Arts ("Ferber House")
In 2007 Gera, together with Ronneburg,_Thuringia|Ronneburg, is venue of the (the ferderal horticultural show).Transportation
Altenburg-Nobitz AirportTwin Towns
}Notable natives
Johann Heinrich Gottfried Koch, 1705-†1775
Ernst August Geitner, 1783-†1852 in Schneeberg, chemist and developer of nickel silver (Argentan)
Dr. Heinrich Gustav Beck, 1857-†1933, Ministerpräsident of Saxony 1914-1918
Otto Dix, 1891-†1969
Rudolf Paul, 1893-†1978, President of Thuringia 1945-1947
Karl Weschke, 1925-†2005, painter
Georg Buschner, 1925, head coach East Germany national football team
Helga Königsdorf, 1938, mathematician and author
Olaf Ludwig, 1960, racing cyclist
Wolfgang Tiefensee, 1955, Federal Minister for Transport, Building and Urban Development, mayor of Leipzig till 2005
Heike Drechsler, 1964
Jens Heppner, 1964, racing cyclist External links
Official website of the city