Thursday, May 5, 2011

Germany - An der Gera in Erfurt


Erfurt
An der Gera.

Sent by Uschi, a WiP partner from Germany.

This is from Wikipedia : Erfurt (German pronunciation: [ˈɛɐ̯fʊɐ̯t]) is the capital city of Thuringia and is the main city nearest to the geographical centre of Germany, located 100 km SW of Leipzig, 150 km N of Nuremberg and 180 km SE of Hannover. Erfurt Airport can be reached by plane via Munich. It lies in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, within the wide valley of Gera River, a tributary of the Unstrut. To the south, the city is surrounded by the hilly Steigerwald forest.

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