People's State of Reuss

People's State of Reuss
Volksstaat Reuß (German)
1919–1920
Flag of Reuss
Flag
Coat of arms of Reuss
Coat of arms
Map of People's State of Reuss
Map of People's State of Reuss
CapitalGera
Common languagesGerman
GovernmentRepublic
Historical eraAftermath of World War I
• Established
4 April 1919
• Merged into Thuringia
1 May 1920
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Principality of Reuss-Greiz
Principality of Reuss-Gera
Thuringia

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.

It united with six other small states to form Thuringia, a member state of the Weimar Republic, on 1 May 1920.

  1. ^ The Statesman's Year-Book. Palgrave Macmillan UK. 2016. p. 969. ISBN 9780230270565.