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The Gera is a right tributary of the Unstrut. It originates in the Thuringian Forest, west of Ilmenau. The Gera is formed in Plaue, by the confluence of the Wilde Gera and the Zahme Gera. It empties into the Unstrut in Straußfurt. The total length of the Gera (including Wilde Gera) is 85km (53mi). The largest towns along the Gera are Arnstadt and Erfurt. The city Gera is not situated along the River Gera.
Along its way, Gera River splits up and reunites multiple times. Branches of the Gera are:
Confluencing Tributaries: Wilde Gera, Zahme Gera
Erfurt Area: Flutgraben (constructed after 1873 in order to protect Erfurt from floodings, this was successful), Bergstrom, Breitstrom, Zahme Gera
Between Erfurt and the Unstrut: Gera, Schmale Gera, Mahlgera
The original name of Gera River was Erphes River (Latin for brown, muddy water), which survived in the name of Erfurt coming from “ford at Erphes River”.
Thuringia, officially the Free State of Thuringia, is a state of Germany.
The Thuringian Forest, is a mountain range in the southern parts of the German state of Thuringia, running northwest to southeast between the valley of the river Werra near Eisenach and the Thuringian-Vogtlandian Slate Mountains. The geographical boundary with the latter range follows approximately a line from Gehren via Großbreitenbach to Schönbrunn near Schleusingen, defined by the rivers Schleuse and Neubrunn on the southwestern slope, and Talwasser, Wohlrose and Möhre on the northeastern slope.
Sömmerda is a Kreis (district) in the north of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are the districts Kyffhäuserkreis, the Burgenlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt, the district Weimarer Land and the district-free city Erfurt, and the districts Gotha and Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis.
Reichenbach may refer to:
The Unstrut is a river in eastern Germany and a left tributary of the Saale.
Artern is a town in the Kyffhäuserkreis district, Thuringia, Germany. The former municipalities Heygendorf and Voigtstedt were merged into Artern in January 2019.
The Wipper is a river in Thuringia, Germany, left tributary of the Unstrut. It originates in the Eichsfeld area, northwestern Thuringia, near Leinefelde-Worbis. The total length of the Wipper is 95 km. The Wipper joins the Unstrut near Heldrungen. Towns along the Wipper include Bleicherode and Sondershausen.
Gebesee is a town in the district of Sömmerda, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated near the confluence of the rivers Gera and Unstrut, 18 km northwest of Erfurt.
The Helme is river in central Germany that is about 65 kilometres (40 mi) long and which forms a left-hand, western tributary of the Unstrut in the states of Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt.
Mühlhausen (Thür) station is a well served passenger station in the Unstrut-Hainich district and the only station in Mühlhausen in the German state of Thuringia. It is located east of the centre of Mühlhausen in the valley of the Unstrut.
Jüchnitz is a river of Thuringia, Germany. It flows into the Zahme Gera near Geraberg.
Körnbach is a river of Thuringia, Germany. It flows into the Zahme Gera in Geraberg.
Lütsche is a river of Thuringia, Germany, left tributary of the Wilde Gera. Its source is near Oberhof, in the Thuringian Forest. It flows into the reservoir Lütschetalsperre, which is also fed by its right tributary Oberster Wiesengrund. At the confluence with the left tributary Ensebach, the former village Lütsche-Dorf was situated. It was abandoned and demolished in the 19th century. The Lütsche flows into the Wilde Gera in Gräfenroda.
Reichenbach is a river of Thuringia, Germany. It flows into the Zahme Gera near Plaue.
Wilde Gera is a river of Thuringia, Germany. At its confluence with the Zahme Gera in Plaue, the Gera is formed.
Wilde Gera is a branch of the river Gera in Erfurt, Thuringia, Germany.
Wirrbach is a river of Thuringia, Germany. It flows into the Zahme Gera in Angelroda.
Zahme Gera is a river of Thuringia, Germany. At its confluence with the Wilde Gera in Plaue, the Gera is formed.
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