Schwerstedt, Sömmerda

The Gera (German pronunciation: [ˈɡeːʁa] ) is a river in Thuringia, Germany. The Gera is a right tributary of the Unstrut. It originates in the Thuringian Forest, west of Ilmenau. The Gera is formed in Plaue, by the confluence of the Wilde Gera and the Zahme Gera. It empties into the Unstrut in Straußfurt. The total length of the Gera (including Wilde Gera) is 85 km (53 mi). The largest towns along the Gera are Arnstadt and Erfurt. Along its way, Gera River splits up and reunites multiple times. Branches of the Gera are: Converging Tributaries: Wilde Gera, Zahme Gera Erfurt Area: Flutgraben (constructed after 1873 in order to protect Erfurt from flooding, this was successful), Bergstrom, Breitstrom, Zahme Gera Between Erfurt and the Unstrut: Gera, Schmale Gera, Mahlgera The original name of Gera River was Erphes River (Latin for brown, muddy water), which survived in the name of Erfurt coming from “ford at Erphes River”.

Gera-Aue is a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") in the district of Sömmerda, in Thuringia, Germany. The seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft is in Gebesee. The Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Gera-Aue consists of the following municipalities: Andisleben Gebesee Ringleben Walschleben

Gebesee (German pronunciation: [ˈɡeːbəzeː] ) is a town in the district of Sömmerda, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated near the confluence of the rivers Gera and Unstrut, 18 km northwest of Erfurt.

Ballhausen is a municipality in the Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district of Thuringia, Germany.

Henschleben (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛnʃleːbn̩]) is a village and a former municipality in the Sömmerda district of Thuringia, Germany. Since December 2019, it is part of the municipality Straußfurt.

Andisleben is a municipality in the Sömmerda district of Thuringia, Germany.

Walschleben is a municipality in the Sömmerda district of Thuringia, Germany.

Bad Tennstedt (German: [baːt ˈtɛnˌʃtɛt] ) is a town in the Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 27 km east of Mühlhausen, and 24 km northwest of Erfurt. The Romantic poet Novalis worked here from 1794 until 1796. During his stay he met Sophie von Kühn, his later fiancée.

Haßleben is a municipality in the Sömmerda district of Thuringia, Germany.

Herbsleben is a municipality in the Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district of Thuringia, Germany.

Bad Tennstedt is a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in the district of Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis in Thuringia, Germany. The seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft is in Bad Tennstedt. The Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Bad Tennstedt consists of the following municipalities:

Elxleben is a municipality in the Sömmerda district of Thuringia, Germany.