District of Erfurt Bezirk Erfurt | |||||||||
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District (Bezirk) of East Germany | |||||||||
1952–1990 | |||||||||
Location of Bezirk Erfurt within the German Democratic Republic | |||||||||
Capital | Erfurt | ||||||||
Area | |||||||||
• 1989 | 7,349 km2 (2,837 sq mi) | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 1989 | 1,240,400 | ||||||||
Government | |||||||||
SED First Secretary | |||||||||
• 1952–1953 | Erich Mückenberger | ||||||||
• 1953–1957 | Hans Kiefert | ||||||||
• 1957–1958 | Hermann Fischer | ||||||||
• 1958–1980 | Alois Bräutigam | ||||||||
• 1980–1989 | Gerhard Müller | ||||||||
• 1989 | Herbert Kroker | ||||||||
Chairman of the Council of the Bezirk | |||||||||
• 1952–1962 | Willy Gebhardt | ||||||||
• 1962–1985 | Richard Gothe | ||||||||
• 1985 | Horst Lang (acting) | ||||||||
• 1985–1990 | Arthur Swatek | ||||||||
• 1990 | Horst Lang (acting) | ||||||||
• 1990 | Josef Duchač (as Regierungsbevollmächtigter) | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | 1952 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1990 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Germany |
The Bezirk Erfurt was a district (Bezirk) of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Erfurt.