Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Gera, Germany

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Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 3.2 km
Ascend 35 m
Descend 37 m

Experience Gera in Germany in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Gera

Sight 1: Stadtmuseum

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The City Museum is one of four municipal museums in the city of Gera. It deals with the history of the city. It is located at Museumsplatz 1, in the building of the former prison and orphanage – right in the centre of the city.

Wikipedia: Stadtmuseum Gera (DE)

315 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Sparkasse Gera-Greiz

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Handelshof is the historical name for the oldest high-rise building in the city of Gera in Thuringia; today the headquarters of the Sparkasse Gera-Greiz. The listed office and commercial building consists of the high-rise tower on the street corner, a five-storey side wing on Schloßstraße and a four-storey side wing on Dr.-Eckener-Straße.

Wikipedia: Handelshof (Gera) (DE)

137 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Gedenk- und Begegnungsstätte im Torhaus der politischen Haftanstalt

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Gedenk- und Begegnungsstätte im Torhaus der politischen Haftanstalt

The Amthordurchgang Memorial in Gera is a place of remembrance for the victims of both German dictatorships and an important point of contact for communication, information and documentation.

Wikipedia: Gedenkstätte Amthordurchgang (DE), Website

318 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: St. Johanniskirche Gera

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St. John's Church is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Gera, Germany. It is the largest church in the city and has a 70-metre-high steeple.

Wikipedia: Johanniskirche (Gera) (DE)

251 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Villa Späthe/Villa Adelheid

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Villa Späthe/Villa AdelheidHaPe_Gera from Gera, Germany / CC BY 2.0

The Villa Späthe, today Villa Adelheid, is part of the ensemble of listed villas that characterize the cityscape of Gera. It was built in 1910 on the property at Berliner Straße 1 and is flanked by the Villa Meyer and the Villa Schellig-Lubold.

Wikipedia: Villa Späthe (DE)

930 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 6: Bühne am Park

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The Gera Theatre belongs to the Altenburg Gera Theatre and is Thuringia's only five-genre theatre. The main venue and one of three theatre buildings in this city is the Great House. It has a theatre hall with 552 seats, a concert hall with 812 seats and a small venue, the "Bühne am Park", with 141 seats. The management consists of Kay Kuntze and Volker Arnold.

Wikipedia: Bühnen der Stadt Gera (DE)

160 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Küchengarten

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Küchengarten Steffen Löwe / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Küchengarten is a park in Gera, Germany. It is located between the orangery and the theatre and was redesigned into a baroque pleasure garden in the run-up to the 2007 Federal Garden Show.

Wikipedia: Küchengarten (Gera) (DE)

118 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Orangerie

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

Wikipedia: Orangerie (Gera) (DE)

982 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 9: Villa Jahr

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Villa Jahr is a villa in the north of the Heinrichsgrün district of Gera, near the left bank of the White Elster.

Wikipedia: Villa Jahr (DE)

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