Tambach-Dietharz

Old town hall

Coat of arms

Tambach-Dietharz

Location of Tambach-Dietharz within Gotha district

Coordinates: 50°47′23″N 10°37′0″E / 50.78972°N 10.61667°ECoordinates: 50°47′23″N 10°37′0″E / 50.78972°N 10.61667°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Marco Schütz^[1] (Ind.)

Area

• Total

41.54 km² (16.04 sq mi)

Elevation

450 m (1,480 ft)

Population (2015-12-31)^[2]

• Total

4,226

• Density

100/km² (260/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

99897

036252

GTH

Website

www.tambach-dietharz.de

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.

Mayor

Since 2012, Marco Schütz (independent) is the mayor. His predecessor was the former lieutenant from the German Army (Bundeswehr) Harald Wrona (FDP).^[1]

Places of interest

The Falkenstein is a 96 m high, free standing porphyry rock. It is a natural monument and hiking destination. The mountain rescue hut at its foot is managed.
The route from Schmalkalden to Tambach-Dietharz is signposted as Martin-Luther-Weg and is a walking route.
In the autumn of 1989, a monument to the Swiss Theologian, and protagonist of the Bekennenden Kirche, Karl Barth was raised in front of the Haus Tannenberg. Barth gave his "Tambacher Rede" speech, that introduced a new positioning of protestant Christianity in the 20th century, in this house in 1919.

Lutherkirche

Old post office

View along street Hauptstrasse to Lutherkirche

Notable people

Meister Eckhart (born about 1260; died before April 30, 1328), theologian, mystic and philosopher
Karl-Heinz Menz (born 1949), biathlet
Matthias Jacob (born 1960), biathlet
Erich Recknagel (1904-1973), ski jumper, participant in the Olympic Winter Games in 1928

Towns and municipalities in Gotha (district)
Bad Tabarz Ballstädt Bienstädt Brüheim Bufleben Crawinkel Dachwig Döllstädt Drei Gleichen Emleben Eschenbergen Friedrichroda Friedrichswerth Friemar Georgenthal Gierstädt Goldbach Gotha Gräfenhain Großfahner Günthersleben-Wechmar Haina Herrenhof Hochheim Hohenkirchen Hörsel Leinatal Luisenthal Molschleben Nesse-Apfelstädt Nottleben Ohrdruf Petriroda Pferdingsleben Remstädt Schwabhausen Sonneborn Tambach-Dietharz Tonna Tröchtelborn Tüttleben Waltershausen Wangenheim Warza Westhausen Wölfis Zimmernsupra

References

1 2 Eger, Axel (29 June 2012). "Bürgermeisterwahl in Tambach-Dietharz bleibt gültig". Thüringer Allegmeine. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, Gemeinschaftsfreie Gemeinde, erfüllende/beauftragende Gemeinden, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft/Mitgliedsgemeinden in Thüringen". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). July 2016.

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