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Country
  
Germany

District
  
Gotha

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Area
  
41.54 km²

Postal code
  
99897

Dialling code
  
036252

State
  
Thuringia

Elevation
  
450 m (1,480 ft)

Postal codes
  
99897

Local time
  
Sunday 6:50 AM

Population
  
4,169 (31 Dec 2008)

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Weather
  
3°C, Wind E at 14 km/h, 87% Humidity

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.

Contents

Map of Tambach-Dietharz, Germany

Mayor

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

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.

    • 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

    • References

    Tambach-Dietharz Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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