Country Germany District Wartburgkreis Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 75.51 km² Local time Monday 6:20 AM Dialling code 036922 | State Thuringia Elevation 205 m (673 ft) Postal codes 99834 Population 6,114 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 99834 | |
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Weather -2°C, Wind S at 5 km/h, 90% Humidity | ||
Gerstungen is a municipality in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany.
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Map of 99834 Gerstungen, Germany
History
Between 1945 and 1990 Gerstungen served as East German inner German border crossing on the Thuringian Railway. The crossing was open for trains travelling between the Soviet Zone of occupation in Germany (till 1949, thereafter the East German Democratic Republic, or West Berlin and the American zone of occupation (till 1949) and thereafter the West German Federal Republic of Germany. The traffic was subject to the Interzonal traffic regulations, that between West Germany and West Berlin followed the special regulations of the Transit Agreement (1972).
References
Gerstungen Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA