Weida () is a town in the
district of Greiz, in
Thuringia
Thuringia (; officially the Free State of Thuringia, ) is one of Germany, Germany's 16 States of Germany, states. With 2.1 million people, it is 12th-largest by population, and with 16,171 square kilometers, it is 11th-largest in area.
Er ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
, situated 12 km south of
Gera
Gera () is a city in the German state of Thuringia. With around 93,000 inhabitants, it is the third-largest city in Thuringia after Erfurt and Jena as well as the easternmost city of the ''Thüringer Städtekette'', an almost straight string of ...
on the river
Weida.
History
Within the
German Empire
The German Empire (),; ; World Book, Inc. ''The World Book dictionary, Volume 1''. World Book, Inc., 2003. p. 572. States that Deutsches Reich translates as "German Realm" and was a former official name of Germany. also referred to as Imperia ...
(1871-1918), Weida was part of the
Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.
The
Eisenhammer Weida is an historic
hammer mill.
File:Osterburg und Stadt Weida.JPG, The Osterburg and city of Weida
File:Oschütztal-Viadukt in Weida Landkreis Greiz.jpg, The Oschütztal-Viadukt in Weida
Notable people
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Günther Brendel (born 1930), painter
References
External links
Landkreis Greiz
Greiz (district)
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