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The area of the state now consisted of the districts Erfurt, Gera and Suhl. In December 1958, the state of Thuringia was formally dissolved. The state presidents of Thuringia (from 1947 prime ministers) from 1945 were: Hermann Brill (SPD, June to July 1945, under American occupation) Rudolf Paul (DDP/SED, 1945–1947, fled to the West)
After being controlled briefly by the United States, from July 1945, the state of Thuringia came under the Soviet occupation zone, and was expanded to include parts of Prussian Saxony, including Erfurt, which became the new capital of Thuringia. In 1952, East Germany dissolved its states, and created districts instead, with Blankenhain sitting ...
Erfurt (German pronunciation: [ˈɛʁfʊʁt] ⓘ) [3] is the capital and largest city of the Central German state of Thuringia, with a population of around 216,000.It lies in the wide valley of the River Gera, in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, north of the Thuringian Forest, and in the middle of a line of the six largest Thuringian cities (Thüringer Städtekette), stretching from ...
Andrew Thomas House, in Carroll County First Christian Church, designed by Eliel Saarinen, in Bartholomew County Jeffries Ford Covered Bridge, destroyed by fire in 2002 but still NRHP-listed, in Parke County State Bank of Indiana, Branch of (Memorial Hall), in Vigo County USS LST 325 (tank landing ship), Vanderburgh County St. Augustine's Episcopal Church, designed by Edward D. Dart, in Lake ...
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Erfurt is over 1,250 years old and has a largely preserved medieval city centre. Its most famous sights are the Krämer Bridge and cathedral hill crowned by Erfurt Cathedral and St. Severus' Church. Erfurt is also the most important transport hub in Thuringia, with the states largest railway station and largest airport. 204,994 Erfurt
The Kleinstaaterei was highly valued, but on the territory of the present Free State of Thuringia in the early 20th century there were eight small states (Kleinstaaten), Prussian areas in several provinces (Regierungsbezirken) and several small Saxon exclaves. The fragmentation of the states was made particularly acute because the little states ...
Greiz (/ ɡ r aɪ t s / gryts; German pronunciation: [ɡʁaɪ̯t͡s] ⓘ) is a town in the state of Thuringia, Germany, and is the capital of the district of Greiz.Greiz is situated in eastern Thuringia, 100 kilometres (62 miles) east of the state capital Erfurt, on the White Elster river.