Weira

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Weira
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Location of Weira within Saale-Orla-Kreis district
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Weira
Coordinates: 50°42′N11°43′E / 50.700°N 11.717°E / 50.700; 11.717 Coordinates: 50°42′N11°43′E / 50.700°N 11.717°E / 50.700; 11.717
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Saale-Orla-Kreis
Municipal assoc. Oppurg
Government
   Mayor (202228) Steffen Rogalla [1]
Area
  Total14.83 km2 (5.73 sq mi)
Elevation
390 m (1,280 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [2]
  Total391
  Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
07806
Dialling codes 036481
Vehicle registration SOK

Weira is a municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany.

Weira was the birthplace of Richard Müller the socialist and industrial unionist active in the German Revolution of 1918. [3] :11–12

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References

  1. Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 10 November 2022.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2020". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.
  3. Hoffrogge, Rolf (2014). Working-Class Politics in the German Revolution, Richard Müller, the Revolutionary Shop Stewards and the Origins of the Council Movement. Chicago: Haymarket. ISBN   9781608465507.