457. The state capital of Thuringia is called …

Answer options

1. Eisenach
2. Erfurt
3. Gera
4. Jena

Explanation

In Germany’s federal order, the Landeshauptstadt is the seat of the Land’s constitutional organs (parliament, government, constitutional court) and the central administration. Reconstituted in 1990, Thuringia’s Landtag designated Erfurt as the state capital by statute in 1991. Erfurt has been a significant site of constitutional history, including the Erfurt Union Parliament (1850) and the 1970 Erfurt summit within Ostpolitik. Determining the capital is not mere symbolism; it structures public authority under Article 28 of the Basic Law and the Land’s constitutional framework.