Weira

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

Weira
Coat of arms
Location of Weira within Saale-Orla-Kreis district
Weira
Weira
Coordinates: 50°42′0″N 11°43′0″E
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictSaale-Orla-Kreis
Municipal assoc.Oppurg
Government
  MayorMartin Jakob
Area
  Total14.83 km2 (5.73 sq mi)
Elevation
390 m (1,280 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
  Total386
  Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
07806
Dialling codes036481
Vehicle registrationSOK

Weira was the birthplace of Richard Müller the socialist and industrial unionist active in the German Revolution of 1918.[2]:11–12

References

  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften nach Geschlecht in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2018". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). September 2019.
  2. 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.
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