Gera
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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
Town hall, Otto Dix House, City Pharmacy, Art Galley, Museum of Natural History.Twin Towns
- Saint-Denis, France
- Sliven, Bulgaria
- Plzen, Czech Republic
- Kuopio Finland
- Timişoara, Romania
- Arnhem, Netherlands
- Rostov, Russia
- Fort Wayne, Indiana (USA)
- Skierniewice, Poland
- Pskov, Russia
- Nuremberg, Bavaria (Germany)
- Goražde, Bosnia
Notable natives
- Johann Heinrich Gottfried Koch, *1705-†1775
- Dr. Heinrich Gustav Beck, *1857-†1933, Ministerpräsident of Saxony 1914-1918
- Otto Dix, 1891-†1969
- Rudolf Paul, 1893-†1978, President of Thuringia 1945-1947
- Olaf Ludwig, *1960
- Heike Drechsler, *1964
External links
- [Gera] Official website of the city
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