Friedrichroda

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Friedrichroda
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Friedrichroda
Friedrichroda (Germany)
Friedrichroda
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Thuringia
District Gotha
Mayor Thomas Klöppel (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 36.91 km² (14.3 sq mi)
Elevation 430 m  (1411 ft)
Population 7,741  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 210 /km² (543 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate GTH
Postal codes 99892–99894
Area code 03623
Website www.friedrichroda.de

Coordinates: 50°52′0″N 10°34′0″E / 50.86667, 10.56667

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. In the immediate neighborhood is the beautiful ducal hunting seat of Reinhardsbrunn, built out of the ruins of the famous Benedictine monastery founded in 1085. On 1 December 2007, the former municipalities Ernstroda and Finsterbergen were incorporated by Friedrichroda.

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