12 Sights in Gera, Germany (with Map and Images)

The Thuringian Forest Zoo Gera was founded in 1962 as a small homeland animal enclosure and developed into the largest forest zoo in East Thuringia and one of the largest in Thuringia. It is located in the middle of the city forest – just outside the gates of the city of Gera – in Martinsgrund. A special feature are the deep gorges created by strong erosion.

Wikipedia: Tierpark Gera (DE), Website

The Guerra Theatre is part of the Guerra Theatre in Altenburg and is the only five types of theatre in Thuringia. The city's main theater and one of the three theater buildings is the big house. It has a 552-seat theater hall, a 812-seat concert hall and a 141-seat small venue "Bühne am Park". Management consists of Kay Kuntze and Volker Arnold.

Wikipedia: Bühnen der Stadt Gera (DE)

The Trinitatiskirche is a Protestant church in the Heinrichstraße in the city center of Gera. Originally, the church was located at the northeast end of the municipal cemetery. This became the property of the city in 1900 and was closed in 1910. From 1920, the cemetery was transformed into a city park, today's Park of Youth.

Wikipedia: Trinitatiskirche (Gera) (DE)

The Otto-Dix-Haus or Otto Dix House in Gera is a museum located in the birth house of the German painter Otto Dix, at Mohrenplatz 4. The building became an art museum in 1991, with exhibits on two floors. for the celebrations of the 100th birthday of Otto Dix. The museum, with the Orangerie, is part of the Kunstsammlung Gera.

Wikipedia: Otto-Dix-Haus (EN)

The historic Gera locomotive depot is located north of Gera Hauptbahnhof at the Eselsbrücke and comprises the western part of the former Gera locomotive depot (Bw) Gera. In addition to a locomotive shed with 10 tracks and a turntable, the property includes the striking water tower and the former Reichsbahn Kulturhaus.

Wikipedia: Historisches Bahnbetriebswerk Gera (DE)

The Botanischer Garten Gera, also known as the Botanischer Garten der Museum für Naturkunde Gera, is a botanical garden located on the grounds of the Museum für Naturkunde der Stadt Gera at Nicolaistrasse 6, Gera, Thuringia, Germany. It is open daily without charge.

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The Orangery is a Baroque building in Gera, Germany. It forms the western end of the kitchen garden in the district of Untermhaus. Since 1972 it has housed the Gera Art Collection, which has also used the Otto Dix House as a second exhibition building since 1991.

Wikipedia: Orangerie (Gera) (DE), Website

The Evangelical Church of the Redeemer Niebra is located in the village of Niebra in the municipality of Falka in the city of Gera in Thuringia. It belongs to the parish of Wünschendorf in the church district of Gera of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany.

Wikipedia: Erlöserkirche (Niebra) (DE)

The Stadtmuseum is a museum in Gera, which deals with the history of the city. It is located at Heinrichstraße 2, in the building of the former breeding and orphanage – right in the centre of the city near the market.

Wikipedia: Stadtmuseum Gera (DE), Website

The Museum für Naturkunde in Gera is one of four municipal museums in the city. It is located in the Schreibersches Haus on the Nicolaiberg in the eastern part of the old town, right next to the Salvatorkirche.

Wikipedia: Museum für Naturkunde (Gera) (DE), Website

The dahlia garden is a green area in Gera, which serves every year in autumn as an exhibition space for the dahlias grown in the region. It was founded in 1928 as the world's first pure show garden for dahlias.

Wikipedia: Dahliengarten (Gera) (DE)

The Stadtapotheke is a pharmacy in the historic old town of Gera. It is located at the junction of Kleine Kirchstraße at the northwest corner of the market. It is known for its richly decorated bay window.

Wikipedia: Stadtapotheke (Gera) (DE), Website