Gotha

stad in Thüringen, Duitsland

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Gotha is a city in central Germany that served as a royal residence for centuries and gave its name to one of Europe's most influential noble families. The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, which originated there, produced rulers who went on to lead the United Kingdom, Belgium, Portugal, and Bulgaria, making it historically significant for European monarchy.

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German place.image_caption: Top left: St Margarethen, Top right: Marstall, Middle left: Water feature in front of Friedenstein Castle, Middle right: Rathaus Gotha in Hauptmarkt, Bottom left: View of Christmas illumination event in Hauptmarkt, Bottom centre: Porch in St Margarethen Church, Bottom right: Bruhl Street
German place.image_coa: DEU Gotha COA.svg
German place.image_plan: Gotha in GTH.svg
German place.state: Thuringia
German place.district: Gotha
German place.elevation: 300
German place.area: 69.58
German place.postal_code: 99867
German place.area_code: 03621
German place.licence: GTH
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 16 0 67 029
German place.divisions: 11
German place.website: www.gotha.de
German place.mayor: Knut Kreuch
German place.leader_term: 2024–30
German place.party: SPD
German place.name: Gotha
German place.type: Stadt

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: district capital
Official name: Gotha
Country: Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
Population: 46300
Area: 69.58
Elevation: 300
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Capital of: Gotha
Shares border with: Nordhausen
Official website: www.gotha.de
Image: Gotha Blick vom Bürgerturm.jpg
Dialing code: 03621
Licence plate code: GTH

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P8168: San Raffaele Cimena
twinned administrative body: Martin
Commons category: Gotha
topic's main category: Category:Gotha
Commons gallery: Gotha
category for people born here: Category:Births in Gotha
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Gotha
category of associated people: Category:People from Gotha (town)
postal code: 99867
short name: G
native label: Gotha
P12749: Archduke Joseph Ferdinand, Hereditary Grand Duke of Tuscany
hashtag: Gotha

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Article · Nederlands

Gotha is een stad in de Duitse deelstaat Thüringen, gelegen in de gelijknamige Landkreis. De stad telt 45.273 inwoners. Gotha wordt gedomineerd door het barokslot Friedenstein. Het was als residentiestad de rivaal van Weimar (beide waren hoofdstad van een Ernestijns hertogdom) en was een bolwerk van natuurwetenschappen. Het Duitse verzekeringswezen heeft zijn wieg in de stad. Gotha is ook bekend als uitgeversstad en als industriestad (machinebouw). Een bekende kerk in de stad is de Margarethakerk.

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