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Gera · Alexandria

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Gera

Also known as

Gerapolis
Gēra
Gėra
Kreisfreie Stadt Gera
Γκέρα
Герæ

Image illustrating Gera — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Gerasee Wikimedia Commons

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in countryGermany1949 CE
birthplace ofChristian Hauser1976 CE
birthplace ofDoreen Meier1968 CE
birthplace ofErich Hampe1889 CE
birthplace ofHeike Drechsler1964 CE
place of death ofHeinrich LXII, Prince Reuss of Gera1785 CE
birthplace ofJürgen Simon1938 CE
birthplace ofKarin Hübner1936 CE
place of death ofKarl Theodor Liebe1828 CE
containsMuseum für Angewandte Kunst1984 CE
birthplace ofRobert Hering1990 CE
birthplace ofRolf Schwanitz1959 CE

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