Gera

By Train

Gera Hauptbahnhof (main station) is situated a 5-10 min walk from the City Centre, but just served by regional Trains. The trains are arriving from several directions, most connections go to Leipzig, Jena/Weimar/Erfurt, Saalfeld or Chemnitz, where you have access to long-distance traffic, others serve town like Altenburg or Greiz, sporadic connections to Regensburg or Göttingen.
The tram can be reached directly from the platforms.

By Car

Gera has a direct connection to the west-east motorway (Autobahn) A4 (Frankfurt-Dresden), the interchange with the north-south motorway A9 (Berlin-Munich) is approx 15 km east. To reach the City take the exit Gera-Langenberg, which is approx 4 km in the north of the Center. There is also a gas station and a McDonalds, which is the best meeting point for shared rides and hitchhiking.

• town hall

  address: Marktplatz
  one of the biggest Renaissance town halls in Germany with a nearly 60 m heigh tower, built between 1573 and 1576. The Marktplatz itself forms a good ensemble of 18th century patricians houses in late-Baroque style.

• Stadttheater

  address: Küchengartenallee
  the former royal Reussian theatre, built in 1902 by Heinrich Seeling in neo-Baroque style.

• Stadtapotheke

  address: Marktplatz
  a Renaissance building with a beautiful bay, established in 1592.

• Küchengartenwith the Orangerie is a park ensemble west of the city centre, established in 1732 by the Reussians.

• Höhlera cellar system under the city centre with a length of approx. , established in 17th and 18th century for storing beer.

• Schloss Tinzwas the royal summer residence of the Reussians, built in 1748 in Baroque style with a surrounding park.

• Schloss Ostersteinwas the main royal residence of the Reussians, built during the 16th century in Renaissance style. It was hit by bombs in 1945 and partial demolished in 1962. Only the tower remained.

• city wallwas demolished in the 19th century, only a small part at Stadtgraben remained.

• St. Saviour's Church

  address: Nicolaiberg
  is the evangelical main church of Gera, built between 1717 and 1720 by David Schatz in Baroque style.

• Trinity Church

  address: Heinrichstraße
  an evangelical parish church (since 1886), built between 1609 and 1611 as cemetery church.

• St. John's Church

  address: Clara-Zetkin-Straße
  an evangelical parish church, built between 1881 and 1885 in neo-Gothic style.

• St. Mary's Churchis the evangelical parish church of the former village Untermhaus, built around 1450.

• St. Elizabeth's Church

  address: Kleiststraße
  the catholic parish church of Gera, built in 2000 in modern style as one of only few bigger new churches in Thuringia after 1990.

• St. Martin's Churchan evangelical parish church, built in 1895 in neo-Gothic style.

• Fourteen Holy Helpers Churchis an evangelical parish church, was rebuilt during the 1750s.

• Orangerie

  address: Orangerieplatz
  hosts an exhibition of art from the Middle Ages to the contemporary period.

• Otto-Dix-Haus

  address: Mohrenplatz
  shows paintings of the famus Gera born painter Otto Dix as well as an exhibition about his life.

• Museum für Angewandte Kunst

  address: Greizer Straße
  shows 20th century contemporary art (inside "Ferber House"). It displays collections of Bauhaus ceramics by the artists Otto Lindig und Theodor Bogler; architectural works of Thilo Schoder; and photographs by Aenne Biermann.

• Museum für Naturkunde

  address: Nicolaiberg
  hosts a natural history exhibition (inside the "Schreiber House", the oldest building in the city), with its adjacent botanical garden, the Botanischer Garten Gera

• Stadtmuseum

  address: Museumsplatz
  shows an exhibition of Gera's municipal history.

• Haus Schulenburg

  address: Straße des Friedens
  is a factory owner's mansion, built in 1913/14 by the famous architect Henry van de Velde. It hosts topical furniture and decoration and can be visited.

• Anadolu Schnellrestaurant

  phone: +49 365 28489
  address: Altenburger Str. 20

• Café Graf Zeppelin

  phone: +49 365 824260
  address: Rudolf-Diener-Straße 17

• Gasthaus zum Höhler

  phone: +49 365 5514080
  address: Steinweg 18-20
  Thüringer specialities

• Ambiente

  phone: +49 365 619283
  address: Schlossstraße 1

Budget

• Pension Gleis 7 im Südbahnhof

  phone: +49 365 77316930

• Ferienwohnung Prüfer

  phone: +49 365 37173
  address: Ruckdeschelstr. 26

• Gästewohnung Simone Böhme

  phone: +49 365 7109713
  address: Colliser Str. 21

• Ferienwohnung Am Zaufensgraben

  phone: +49 365 7120029
  address: Meuselwitzer Str. 103 A

Mid-range

• Apart Hotel Gera

  phone: +49 365 82150
  address: Hofer Straße 12 d

• City Partner Servicehotel Gewürzmühle

  phone: +49 365 824330
  address: Clara-Viebig-Str. 4

• Hotel Restaurant Zwergschlösschen

  address: Untermhäuser Straße 67/ 69

• The Royal Inn Regent Gera

  phone: +49 365 91810
  address: Schülerstraße 22

Splurge

• Novotel Gera

  phone: +49 365 43440
  address: Berliner Str. 38

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