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Weira

Coordinates: 50°42′N 11°43′E / 50.700°N 11.717°E / 50.700; 11.717
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Weira
Coat of arms of Weira
Location of Weira within Saale-Orla-Kreis district
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Weira is located in Germany
Weira
Weira
Weira is located in Thuringia
Weira
Weira
Coordinates: 50°42′N 11°43′E / 50.700°N 11.717°E / 50.700; 11.717
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictSaale-Orla-Kreis
Municipal assoc.Oppurg
Government
 • Mayor (2022–28) Steffen Rogalla[1]
Area
 • Total14.83 km2 (5.73 sq mi)
Elevation
390 m (1,280 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total384
 • Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
07806
Dialling codes036481
Vehicle registrationSOK

Weira is a municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany.

Weira was the birthplace of Richard Müller the socialist and industrial unionist active in the German Revolution of 1918.[3]: 11–12 

References

  1. ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 10 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
  3. ^ Hoffrogge, Rolf (2014). Working-Class Politics in the German Revolution, Richard Müller, the Revolutionary Shop Stewards and the Origins of the Council Movement. Chicago: Haymarket. ISBN 9781608465507.
  • Media related to Weira at Wikimedia Commons