Weida, Thuringia

Town in Thuringia, Germany

Weida

Town

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Location of Weida within Greiz district

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Coordinates: 50°46′30″N 12°3′25″E﻿ / ﻿50.77500°N 12.05694°E﻿ / 50.77500; 12.05694
Country| Germany
State| Thuringia
District| Greiz
Subdivisions| 2
Government

• Mayor (2024-30) | Udo Geldner[1]
Area

• Total| 36.48 km2 (14.09 sq mi)
Elevation

| 231 m (758 ft)
Population

(2022-12-31)[2]

• Total| 8,205
• Density| 220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes|

07565–07570

Dialling codes| 036603
Vehicle registration| GRZ
Website| www.weida.de

Weida (German: [ˈvaɪdaː] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Greiz, in Thuringia, Germany, situated 12 km south of Gera on the river Weida.

## History

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Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Weida was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

The Eisenhammer Weida is an historic hammer mill.

* The Osterburg and city of Weida

* The Oschütztal-Viadukt in Weida

## Notable people

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* Günther Brendel (born 1930), painter

## References

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1. ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.

## External links

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* Landkreis Greiz (in English, German, and French)

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Towns and municipalities in Greiz (district)

* Auma-Weidatal
* Bad Köstritz
* Berga-Wünschendorf
* Bethenhausen
* Bocka
* Brahmenau
* Braunichswalde
* Caaschwitz
* Crimla
* Endschütz
* Gauern
* Greiz
* Großenstein
* Harth-Pöllnitz
* Hilbersdorf
* Hirschfeld
* Hohenleuben
* Hundhaupten
* Kauern
* Korbußen
* Kraftsdorf
* Langenwetzendorf
* Langenwolschendorf
* Lederhose
* Linda bei Weida
* Lindenkreuz
* Mohlsdorf-Teichwolframsdorf
* Münchenbernsdorf
* Paitzdorf
* Pölzig
* Reichstädt
* Ronneburg
* Rückersdorf
* Saara
* Schwaara
* Schwarzbach
* Seelingstädt
* Teichwitz
* Weida
* Weißendorf
* Zedlitz
* Zeulenroda-Triebes

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* VIAF

National|

* Germany

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* MusicBrainz area

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