Berka/Werra

Berka/Werra
Coat of arms
Berka/Werra
Location of Berka/Werra within Wartburgkreis district
Coordinates: 50°56′22″N 10°4′12″E / 50.93944°N 10.07000°ECoordinates: 50°56′22″N 10°4′12″E / 50.93944°N 10.07000°E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Wartburgkreis
Municipal assoc.	Berka/Werra
Government
• Mayor	Andreas Gleichmann
Area
• Total	56.93 km^2 (21.98 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,303
• Density	76/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	99837
Dialling codes	036922
Vehicle registration	WAK

Berka/Werra (also Berka an der Werra) is a town in the Wartburgkreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Werra, 19 km west of Eisenach.

Within the municipality there are the following municipal districts:

• Berka/Werra
• Fernbreitenbach
• Gospenroda
• Herda
• Horschlitt
• Vitzeroda
• Wünschensuhl

History

Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Berka/Werra was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

References

1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, Gemeinschaftsfreie Gemeinde, erfüllende/beauftragende Gemeinden, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft/Mitgliedsgemeinden in Thüringen". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). 8 September 2015.