Gera

Gera straddles the White Elster in eastern Thuringia, and its river valley helped it grow into a centre of trade and textile manufacture. For centuries, it served as a residence town of the Reuss Younger Line, whose presence still informs parts of the city’s architectural heritage. Gera is also the birthplace of painter Otto Dix, born in 1891; the Otto-Dix-Haus in the Untermhaus district presents his life and work. The Baroque Orangerie, built for the Reuss princes beside the Küchengarten, is another lasting landmark. Hofwiesenpark follows the Elster through central Gera and was renewed for the 2007 Federal Garden Show. Find related webcams in the surrounding area to build a fuller picture of Gera and eastern Thuringia.

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