postgres Thuringia lies in the middle of Germany and, because of its forests, is called the 'green heart of Germany'; its capital is Erfurt, and it covers around 16,200 km² with about 2.12 million inhabitants (2022 census). /en/places/de-thueringen.html place_de_thueringen place de-thueringen

Thuringia lies in the middle of Germany and, because of its forests, is called the 'green heart of Germany'; its capital is Erfurt, and it covers around 16,200 km² with about 2.12 million inhabitants (2022 census).

published category-geography category-history tag-admin-division wikipedia https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%BCringen abgerufen 2026-10-28 2026-10-28T00:00:00+08:00 2026-10-28T00:00:00+08:00 user:admin 3 ## Overview The Free State of Thuringia lies in the centre of Germany and, because of its wealth of forests (including the Thuringian Forest), is called the "green heart of Germany". The state capital is Erfurt. The state covers around 16,200 km² and has about 2.12 million inhabitants (2022 census). Its ISO-3166-2 code is DE-TH. Thuringia joined the Federal Republic in 1990 in the course of reunification. ## Administrative divisions The three district governments established in 1990 in Erfurt, Gera and Suhl were dissolved as early as 1994; since then there have been no government regions. Below the state level there are 17 rural districts and 5 urban districts (Erfurt, Gera, Jena, Suhl, Weimar); Eisenach lost its urban district status in 2021 and belongs to the Wartburgkreis. ## Major cities - Erfurt (around 215,000 inhabitants) - Jena (around 110,000 inhabitants) - Gera (around 95,000 inhabitants) - Weimar (around 65,000 inhabitants) ## Transport Since the upgrading of the Thuringian Railway, Erfurt has been a central ICE hub between Frankfurt, Leipzig and Berlin; the A 4 and A 9 cross at the Hermsdorfer Kreuz. Denser rail connections also link Weimar and Jena. ## Economy Important are the optics and photonics industry (Zeiss in Jena), automotive supply, the glass and ceramics industry and tourism in the Thuringian Forest (including the Wartburg and the Rennsteig). /places/de-thueringen.html en zh en Bundesland 50.9 11.05 Deutschland 1990 year 1990 (Beitritt nach der Wiedervereinigung) tag-admin-division admin-division 行政区划 省、地、县各级行政区及其历史沿革。 4403 concept_germany_admin_divisions Administrative divisions of Germany /en/concepts/germany-admin-divisions.html concept 3 2026-10-28T00:00:00+08:00 当前版本 true /en/places/de-thueringen/at/3.html en zh en place_kind Place kind Bundesland admin_area Admin area Deutschland coordinates Coordinates 50.90000, 11.05000 established Established 1990 (Beitritt nach der Wiedervereinigung) 1