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People's State of Reuss
Republic in central Germany (April 1919 - May 1920); now part of Thuringia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The People's State of Reuss (German: Volksstaat Reuß) was a short-lived state in what is now Thuringia. The state was formed on 4 April 1919 after the reigning princes of the two Reuss principalities abdicated and elections were held in both states.[1] The People's State of Reuss had a non-contiguous area of 1,143 square kilometers, 211,324 inhabitants (1919) and was divided into three districts.
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Capital | Gera | ||||||||||
Common languages | German | ||||||||||
Government | Republic | ||||||||||
Historical era | Aftermath of World War I | ||||||||||
• Established | 4 April 1919 | ||||||||||
• Merged into Thuringia | 1 May 1920 | ||||||||||
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It united with six other small states to form Thuringia, a member state of the Weimar Republic, on 1 May 1920.