Tambach-Dietharz

Tambach-Dietharz
Town
Old town hall
Old town hall
Coat of arms of Tambach-Dietharz
Coat of arms
Location of Tambach-Dietharz within Gotha district
BienstädtDachwigDöllstädtDrei GleichenEmlebenWaltershausenEschenbergenFriedrichrodaFriemarGeorgenthalGierstädtGothaGroßfahnerHerrenhofHörselLuisenthalMolschlebenNesse-ApfelstädtNessetalNottlebenOhrdrufPferdingslebenSchwabhausenSonnebornBad TabarzTambach-DietharzTonnaTröchtelbornTüttlebenWaltershausenZimmernsupraThuringiaErfurtIlm-KreisSchmalkalden-MeiningenWartburgkreisEisenachUnstrut-Hainich-KreisSömmerda (district)
Tambach-Dietharz is located in Germany
Tambach-Dietharz
Tambach-Dietharz
Tambach-Dietharz is located in Thuringia
Tambach-Dietharz
Tambach-Dietharz
Coordinates: 50°47′23″N 10°37′0″E / 50.78972°N 10.61667°E / 50.78972; 10.61667
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictGotha
Government
 • Mayor (2024–30) Marco Schütz[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
41.54 km2 (16.04 sq mi)
Elevation
450 m (1,480 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
4,318
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
99897
Dialling codes036252
Vehicle registrationGTH
Websitewww.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).[3]

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

References

  1. ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
  3. ^ Eger, Axel (29 June 2012). "Bürgermeisterwahl in Tambach-Dietharz bleibt gültig". Thüringer Allegmeine. Retrieved 24 July 2017.


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