Gotha is a Kreis in the middle of Thuringia

Thuringia

The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. Neighboring districts are Unstrut-Hainich

Unstrut-Hainich

Unstrut-Hainich is a Kreis in the north of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are the districts Eichsfeld, Kyffhäuserkreis, Sömmerda, Gotha, Wartburgkreis and the district Werra-Meißner in Hesse.-History:...

, Sömmerda

Sömmerda (district)

Sömmerda is a Kreis in the north of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are the districts Kyffhäuserkreis, the Burgenlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt, the district Weimarer Land and the district-free city Erfurt, and the districts Gotha and Unstrut-Hainich.-History:The district Sömmerda was...

, the district-free city Erfurt

Erfurt

Erfurt is the capital city of Thuringia and the main city nearest to the geographical centre of Germany, located 100 km SW of Leipzig, 150 km N of Nuremberg and 180 km SE of Hannover. Erfurt Airport can be reached by plane via Munich. It lies in the southern part of the Thuringian...

, Ilm-Kreis

Ilm-Kreis

Ilm-Kreis is a district in Thuringia, Germany. It is bounded by the city of Erfurt, the districts of Weimarer Land, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt and Hildburghausen, the city of Suhl, and the districts of Schmalkalden-Meiningen and Gotha...

, Schmalkalden-Meiningen

Schmalkalden-Meiningen

Schmalkalden-Meiningen is a Landkreis in the west of Thuringia, Germany. Its neighboring districts are the districts Wartburgkreis, Gotha, Ilm-Kreis, the district-free city Suhl, the district Hildburghausen, the Bavarian district Rhön-Grabfeld, and the district Fulda in Hesse.- History :The...

 and the Wartburgkreis

Wartburgkreis

Wartburgkreis is a Kreis in the west of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are the districts Unstrut-Hainich, Gotha, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, and the districts Fulda, Hersfeld-Rotenburg and Werra-Meißner in Hesse...

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History

The district was established on 1 October 1922, when the newly created state of Thuringia was administratively divided into 15 districts and 9 district free cities.

Partnerships

Since 1990 the district has a partnership with the district Main-Kinzig in Hessen, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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Geography

All of the south-western area of the district is covered by the Thuringian Forest

Thuringian Forest

The Thuringian Forest running northwest to southeast, forms a continuous stretch of ancient rounded mountains posing ample difficulties in transit routing save through a few navigable passes in the southern reaches of the German state of Thuringia. It is about long and wide...

, with the Großer Inselsberg (916 m) being the highest elevation in the west of the district. To the north there is the Fahner Höhe with many orchard

Orchard

An orchard is an intentional planting of trees or shrubs that is maintained for food production. Orchards comprise fruit or nut-producing trees which are grown for commercial production. Orchards are also sometimes a feature of large gardens, where they serve an aesthetic as well as a productive...

s. The Unstrut

Unstrut

The Unstrut is a river in Germany and a left tributary of the Saale. It originates in northern Thuringia near Dingelstädt and its catchment area is the whole of the Thuringian Basin...

 river forms a short part of the northern boundary of the district.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows the castle of Friedenstein in the top, the biggest baroque Baroque The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...  building located in the city of Gotha. The wavy line below symbolizes the Leina canal, which was built 1366 to 1369 from Schönau to Gotha, to bring water into the city. The star in bottom was the symbol of the Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. The coat of arms was granted 28 June 1991.

Towns and municipalities

Verwaltungsgemeinschaft-free towns

and municipalities

Friedrichroda Friedrichroda Friedrichroda is a town in the district of Gotha, Thuringia, Germany. It is situated at the north foot of the Thuringian Forest, 21 km by rail southwest of the town of Gotha. It is surrounded by fir-clad hills and possesses numerous handsome villa residences, a Kurhaus and a sanatorium... Gotha Gotha (town) Gotha is a town in Thuringia, within the central core of Germany. It is the capital of the district of Gotha.- History :The town has existed at least since the 8th century, when it was mentioned in a document signed by Charlemagne as Villa Gotaha . Its importance derives from having been chosen in... Ohrdruf Ohrdruf Ohrdruf is a small town in the German federal state of Thuringia. It lies some 30 km southwest of Erfurt.-Medieval settling:Ohrdruf was founded in 724–726 by Saint Boniface, as the site of the first monastery in Thuringia, dedicated to Saint Michael. It was the first of several religious... Tambach-Dietharz Tambach-Dietharz Tambach-Dietharz is a town in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated in the Thuringian Forest, 19 km south of Gotha.- Places of interest :... Waltershausen Waltershausen Waltershausen is a city in the district of Gotha, Thuringia, Germany.The town has a population of 11475 .-Sister cities: Bruay-sur-l'Escaut, France Korbach, Germany Wolbrom, Poland Hanau, Germany -External links:*...

Drei Gleichen Drei Gleichen Drei Gleichen is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2009 by the merger of the former municipalities Grabsleben, Mühlberg, Seebergen and Wandersleben. Since May 1992, these municipalities had cooperated in the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Drei... Emsetal Emsetal Emsetal is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.The Kilianstein is an unusual rock pinnacle in the municipality that is sometimes used by climbers. It is 800 m east of the village of Winterstein.... Crawinkel Crawinkel Crawinkel is a municipality in the eastern part of Germany in the district of Gotha, Thuringia. Crawinkel was first mentioned in 1088.After the Armistice with France in 1940, during World War II, German forces took numerous memorials from the forest of Compiègne, where the Armistice with Germany... Gräfenhain Gräfenhain Gräfenhain is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Günthersleben-Wechmar Günthersleben-Wechmar Günthersleben-Wechmar is a municipality in the German state of Thuringia in the district of Gotha. The village of Wechmar is notable for being the home of the Bach family of musicians and composers.-Geography:... Leinatal Leinatal Leinatal is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Luisenthal Luisenthal Luisenthal is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Nesse-Apfelstädt Nesse-Apfelstädt Nesse-Apfelstädt is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany. It was formed by the merger of the previously independent municipalities Apfelstädt, Gamstädt, Ingersleben and Neudietendorf, on 1 December 2009.... Schwabhausen Schwabhausen, Thuringia Schwabhausen is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Tabarz Tabarz Tabarz is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany. It is a winter sports resort and the terminus of the Thüringerwaldbahn rural tramway.... Wölfis Wölfis Wölfis is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany....

Verwaltungsgemeinschaften
1. Apfelstädtaue Apfelstädtaue Apfelstädtaue is a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany. The seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft is in Georgenthal.... Emleben Emleben Emleben is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Georgenthal Georgenthal Georgenthal is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... 1 Herrenhof Herrenhof Herrenhof is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Hohenkirchen Hohenkirchen, Thuringia Hohenkirchen is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Petriroda Petriroda Petriroda is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... 2. Fahner Höhe Fahner Höhe Fahner Höhe is a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany. The seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft is in Tonna.... Dachwig Dachwig Dachwig is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Döllstädt Döllstädt Döllstädt is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Gierstädt Gierstädt Gierstädt is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Großfahner Großfahner Großfahner is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.The town is known to music historians due to the 600 manuscripts from 1650-1750 copied by the church music director of the period - these include cantatas from forgotten Kleinmeistern such as Buttstedt, Friedrich Erhard... Tonna Tonna, Germany Tonna is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... 1	3. Hörsel Hörsel (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) Hörsel is a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany. The seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft is in Hörselgau.The Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Hörsel consists of the following municipalities:... Aspach Aspach, Thuringia Aspach is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Ebenheim Ebenheim Ebenheim is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Fröttstädt Fröttstädt Fröttstädt is a municipality in the district of Gotha, which is situated in the German state of Thuringia.Its railway station has a unique water supply method.... Hörselgau Hörselgau Hörselgau is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... 1 Laucha Laucha, Thuringia Laucha is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Mechterstädt Mechterstädt Mechterstädt is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Metebach Metebach Metebach is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Teutleben Teutleben Teutleben is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Trügleben Trügleben Trügleben is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Weingarten Weingarten, Thuringia Weingarten is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany....	4. Mittleres Nessetal Mittleres Nessetal Mittleres Nessetal is a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany. The seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft is in Goldbach.... Ballstädt Ballstädt Ballstädt is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.-References:... Brüheim Brüheim Brüheim is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Bufleben Bufleben Bufleben is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.-External links:*... Friedrichswerth Friedrichswerth Friedrichswerth is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Goldbach Goldbach, Thuringia Goldbach is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... 1 Haina Haina, Gotha Haina is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Hochheim Hochheim, Thuringia Hochheim is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany. Population 488h .It is the probable birthplace of the famous theologian, Meister Eckhart.... Remstädt Remstädt Remstädt is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Sonneborn Sonneborn Sonneborn is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Wangenheim Wangenheim Wangenheim is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Warza Warza Warza is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Westhausen Westhausen, Gotha Westhausen is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany....	5. Nesseaue Nesseaue Nesseaue is a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany. The seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft is in Friemar.The Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Nesseaue consists of the following municipalities:... Bienstädt Bienstädt Bienstädt is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Eschenbergen Eschenbergen Eschenbergen is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Friemar Friemar Friemar is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... 1 Molschleben Molschleben Molschleben is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Nottleben Nottleben Nottleben is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Pferdingsleben Pferdingsleben Pferdingsleben is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Tröchtelborn Tröchtelborn Tröchtelborn is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Tüttleben Tüttleben Tüttleben is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany.... Zimmernsupra Zimmernsupra Zimmernsupra is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany....
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External links

• Official website (German)