1. (Fluß) r. Nbfl. der Unstrut, 72 km.
2. (Stadt) Krst. u. bed. Ind.-Stadt O-Thüringens, an der Weißen Elster, 131 000 Ew.
Industrial city (textiles, electronics) in the Land of Thuringia, Germany, on the White Elster River;
It was the former capital of the East German district of Gera 1952–90.