Gera district
The Gera district was an administrative unit in the German Democratic Republic . It was established in 1952 as one of a total of 14 districts after the federal states were dissolved . In 1990 the Gera district was dissolved in the course of the re-establishment of the states on the territory of the GDR.
Basic data | ||
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District capital: | Gera | |
Area : | 4,004 km² | |
Residents : | 742,000 (1989) | |
License plate : | N | |
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Administrative division
Until its dissolution on October 2, 1990, the district consisted of 2 urban and 11 rural districts and was continued in the state of Thuringia, with the districts and municipalities also receiving new key figures that remained valid until the municipal reorganization on July 1, 1994. It was not until July 1994, when the law on the reorganization of the districts and independent cities in Thuringia (Thür NGG - Thüringer Neugliederungsgesetz) of August 16, 1993 came into force, that the districts (with the subordinate municipalities) and the independent cities received new code numbers. The Gera district now formed the easternmost part of the state of Thuringia .
uh District number (TGS) |
circle | Population on October 3rd, 1990 | Number of parishes |
Area (ha) at the end of 1990 |
District no. from 1990 to 1994 (AGS) |
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all in all | male | Female
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1031 .. | Gera, urban district | 129713 | 61691 | 68022 | 1 | 7800 | 16002 ... |
1032 .. | Jena, city district | 102680 | 48464 | 54216 | 1 | 5900 | 16003 ... |
1001 .. | Eisenberg | 32729 | 15740 | 16989 | 43 | 24233 | 16017 ... |
1002 .. | Gera Land | 55940 | 26679 | 29261 | 64 | 46991 | 16019 ... |
1011 .. | Greiz | 53833 | 25010 | 28823 | 32 | 22781 | 16021 ... |
1003 .. | Jena country | 32632 | 15689 | 16943 | 48 | 36672 | 16025 ... |
1004 .. | Praise stone | 28094 | 13542 | 14552 | 42 | 35605 | 16027 ... |
1005 .. | Poessneck | 51272 | 24347 | 26925 | 51 | 41077 | 16032 ... |
1006 .. | Rudolstadt | 65836 | 31533 | 34303 | 70 | 46858 | 16033 ... |
1007 .. | Saalfeld | 57309 | 27448 | 29861 | 49 | 33714 | 16034 ... |
1008 .. | Schleiz | 31555 | 14929 | 16626 | 51 | 45454 | 16035 ... |
1009 .. | Stadtroda | 32296 | 15696 | 16600 | 44 | 27181 | 16041 ... |
1010 .. | Zeulenroda | 37602 | 17787 | 19815 | 35 | 26252 | 16045 ... |
10 .. | Gera district | 711491 | 338555 | 372936 | 531 | 400518 | to the state of Thuringia |
Government and party leaders
Chair of the District Council
- 1952–1959: Lydia Poser (1909–1984)
- 1959–1965: Albert Wettengel (1921–2004)
- 1965–1973: Horst Wenzel (* 1921)
- 1973–1977: Rudolf Bahmann (1929–1977)
- 1977 Joachim Mittasch (acting) :
- 1977–1983: Karl-Heinz Fleischer (1932–2009)
- 1983–1990: Werner Ullrich (1928–1999)
- 1990 Helmut Luck (* 1930) :
- 1990 Peter Lindlau (government representative) :
First secretaries of the SED district leadership
- 1952–1955: Otto Funke (1915–1997)
- 1955–1959: Heinz Glaser (1920–1978)
- 1959–1963: Paul Roscher (1913–1993)
- 1963–1989: Herbert Ziegenhahn (1921–1993)
- 1989–1990: Erich Postler (* 1940)
Further data
- Industrial focus: chemistry (Rudolstadt-Schwarza), electrical engineering, electronics, fashion printing, machine tool construction (Gera), optics, precision mechanics (Jena), steel production (Unterwellenborn), ceramics (Kahla), uranium ore mining (Ronneburg)
- Biggest cities:
- Gera (134,834 [1988])
- Jena (108.010 [1988])
- Greiz (35,822 [1984])
- Saalfeld / Saale (33,586 [1984])
- Rudolstadt (32,232 [1984])
- Pößneck (18045 [1984])
- Zeulenroda (14,659 [1984])
- Eisenberg (13,361 [1984])
- Hermsdorf (10,835 [1984])
- Neustadt an der Orla (10,822 [1984])
- Weida (10,805 [1984])
coat of arms
Due to the seal order of the GDR of May 28, 1953, all regional coats of arms lost their meaning as brands or seals. However, the coats of arms of the cities and districts were still used on buildings or in publications without fulfilling an official function. The coat of arms of the Gera district used in some books actually shows the coat of arms of the city of Gera . The seal coat of arms of the GDR was official. It was not until the municipal constitution of the GDR on May 17, 1990 that municipalities and districts were able to expressly use coats of arms again and use them as seals.