Why visit Gera
Townapedia lists 70 museums and landmarks, 51 parks and trails, 246 places to eat, 20 places to stay and 20 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Fuchsturm, Theater, Museum für Angewandte Kunst and Museum für Naturkunde.
Weather in Gera
Forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Full forecast
About Gera
Gera (German pronunciation: [ˈɡeːʁa] ) 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 cities consisting of the six largest Thuringian cities from Eisenach in the west, via Gotha, Erfurt, Weimar and Jena to Gera in the east. Gera is the largest city in the Vogtland, and one of its historical capitals along with Plauen, Greiz and Weida. The city lies in the East Thuringian Hill Country, in the wide valley of the White Elster, between Greiz (upstream) and Leipzig (downstream).
From the Wikipedia article Gera (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Gera on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do20
8 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks70
Otto-Dix-Haus
Museum · 1.3 km
Museum in Gera, Germany
4 Mohrenplatz, Gera
Tu-Su,PH 11:00-17:00
Gedenk- und Begegnungsstätte im Torhaus der politischen Haftanstalt
Museum
9 Amthordurchgang, Gera
Tu,Th,Sa 14:00-18:00 "Sondertermine nach Vereinbarung"
Haus Schulenburg
Monument and historic site · 2.1 km
Straße des Friedens, Gera
Henry van de Velde - Museum
Museum · 2.1 km
120 Straße des Friedens, Gera
Apr-Oct: Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00; Apr-Oct: Sa,Su,PH 14:00-17:00;...
Postamt
Monument and historic site
Postamt, in der Schlossstraße von Gera
26 Puschkinplatz, Gera
58 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds51
Hofwiesenbad Gera
Sports field and stadium · 0.9 km
2 Hofwiesenpark, Gera
Mo,We,Fr 08:00-21:00; Tu,Th 06:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-21:00; Su...
Tierpark Gera
Park · 2.4 km
85 Straße des Friedens, Gera
Mar-Oct: Mo-Su,PH 09:00-18:00; Dec-Jan: Mo-Su,PH 09:00-16:00; Feb:...
Küchengarten
Park · 0.8 km
Nov-Mar: 06:00-21:00; Apr-Oct: Mo-Su,PH 06:00-23:00
Reitstadion Gera-Milbitz
Sports field and stadium · 3.4 km
28e Milbitzer Straße, Gera
39 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes246
Aposto Restaurant
Restaurant · Italian · 0.6 km
10 Parkstraße, Gera
Su-Th 11:30-22:00; Fr,Sa 11:30-24:00
Cafe Bachgasse
Cafe · Breakfast, Cake, Coffee Shop, Ice Cream, Tea
8 Bachgasse, Gera
Mo-Su 09:00-18:00
Gaststätte Dix
Restaurant · German · 4.8 km
61 Frankenthaler Straße, Gera
Tu-Th 15:00-23:00; Fr 15:00-24:00; Sa 11:00-24:00; Su 10:00-23:00; Mo off
Gaststätte Pferdestall
Restaurant · Regional · 3.2 km
18 Ernseer Straße, Gera
Mo-Sa 17:00+; Su 17:00-21:00; Oct-Apr Mo,Tu off
.JPG){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
HUNG CUONG - China Restaurant
Restaurant · Chinese · 3.9 km
9 Schleizer Straße, Gera
Mo-Th 11:00-14:30; Fr,Sa,PH 11:00-14:30,17:30-22:00; Su off
Jagdhof
Restaurant · German · 1.5 km
15 Schloßallee, Gera
We-Fr 11:30-22:00; Sa,Su,PH 11:00-17:00; Su[3] off
Kazoku Le Restaurant
Restaurant · Japanese, Seafood, Sushi, Thai, Vietnamese · 1.6 km
1 Rudolf-Scheffel-Straße, Gera
We-Mo 11:00-15:00,17:00-22:00; Tu off
Küche im Keller
Restaurant · German · 0.7 km
20 Lutherstraße, Gera
Tu-We 11:00-22:00, Th-Fr 11:00-23:00; Sa 11:30-15:00
234 more on the map.
Where to stay20
Churches and places of worship25
Dorfkirche Thieschitz
Church · Lutheran · 3.6 km
7 Am Gipsbruch, Gera
Shopping69
Gas and EV charging18
Schools, colleges and libraries35
Freie Gemeinschaftsschule der Grundig Akademie Gera, Schulteil Grundschule
School · 4.5 km
37 Zeulenrodaer Straße, Gera
Healthcare28
Map of Gera
250 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Leipzig-Altenburg Airport (AOC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 32 km away.
- Untermhaus 1 km northwest, about 1 min by car
- Leumnitz 2 km east, about 2 min by car
- Bieblach 2 km north, about 2 min by car
- Tinz 2 km north, about 2 min by car
- Debschwitz 3 km south, about 3 min by car
- Roschütz 3 km north, about 3 min by car
- Ernsee 3 km west, about 3 min by car
- Leipzig 55 km north, about 55 min by car
- Chemnitz 60 km east, about 1 h by car
- Halle (Saale) 67 km north, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
Loading what members have shared...
Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Blick vom Rathausturm über Gera, The original uploader was Schorle at German Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gera - Otto Dix Haus, Zacke82, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gera Zabelschule 2020-04, Steffen Löwe Gera, CC BY 4.0
- Schloss Osterstein 2008, Zacke82 (Christian Zacke), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Botanischer Garten Gera 5, Giorno2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gera Dahliengarten, Steffen Löwe, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Haus Schulenburg 1, Joachim Bartz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gera - Ferberturm 04-09, Zacke82, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gera, das Stadtmuseum, Dguendel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gera Stadion, Steffen Löwe, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gera Reitstadion 2010, Steffen Löwe Gera, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gera Hofwiesenpark1, Steffen Löwe, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gera - Rutheneum, Zacke82, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tierpark Gera Eingang, Giorno2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gera - Ferbersches Haus, Zacke82, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gera Orangerie Küchengarten 2013-09-17 14, Steffen Löwe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gera, Markt 8 und 9, 002, Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gera - Johanniskirche, Zacke82, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gera - Salvatorkirche, Zacke82, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Orangerie in Gera, Christian, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Gera - Schreibersches Haus 2009, Zacke82, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gera, die Marienkirche, Dguendel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gera Theater (2007), Zacke82, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gedenkstätte Amthordurchgang, Kathrin Zimmer, CC0
- St. Nikolaus (Trebnitz), Aagnverglaser, CC BY 4.0
- Gera-Thieschitz, Kirche im Winter, Christine Türpitz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kirche St. Margareten zu Gera-Tinz, Alexander Jörk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Church Roschütz 7, Aschroet, CC0
- Bibliothek außen Sommer 2024, JMueller Bibliothek, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gera 2010 Hofwiesenpark Hofwiesenbad, claus auster, CC BY 2.0
- Gera Lusan 2009 Kirche, Steffen Löwe, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kaimberg, Kirche 3, Christine Türpitz, CC BY 3.0
- Zwötzen, Kirche, Christine Türpitz, CC BY 3.0
- Gera Gladitsch-Turm, Michael Mertens, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Elisabethkirche Gera 1, Giorno2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Park der Demokratie, Gera 3, Aschroet, CC0
- Gera Neuapostolische Kirche, Steffen Löwe, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gera Ostschule 2022-09 01, Steffen Löwe Gera, CC BY 4.0
- Gera - Orangerie 01, Zacke82, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gera - Ferberturm 2009 (aka), André Karwath aka Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Gera Schloss Tinz BA 2016-03 7181, Steffen Löwe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gera Schlossstrasse Postamt, Radler59, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, canislupus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, canislupus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, canislupus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, akovt, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, canislupus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, canislupus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, canislupus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, canislupus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, canislupus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, canislupus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, canislupus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, canislupus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, canislupus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, canislupus, CC BY-SA 4.0
.jpg){kind=link}
Page built November 8, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us or suggest a place.