Bezirk Gera
Introduction 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''): *'''Urban districts :''' Gera; Jena. *'''Rural districts :''' Eisenberg; Gera-Land; Greiz; Jena-Land; Lobenstein; Pößneck; Rudolstadt; Saalfeld; Schleiz; Stadtroda; Zeulenroda.
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