Friedrichroda

Friedrichroda (German pronunciation: [fʁiːdʁɪçˈʁoːda] ^ⓘ) 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.^[3] On 1 December 2007, the former municipalities Ernstroda and Finsterbergen were incorporated by Friedrichroda.

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Friedrichroda
Town
Market street
Coat of arms
Location of Friedrichroda within Gotha district
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Coordinates: 50°52′N 10°34′E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Gotha
Government
• Mayor (2024–30)	Kay Brückmann^[1]
Area
• Total	36.91 km² (14.25 sq mi)
Elevation	430 m (1,410 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)^[2]
• Total	7,127
• Density	190/km² (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	99892–99894
Dialling codes	03623
Vehicle registration	GTH
Website	www.friedrichroda.de

Karsten Albert (born 1968), luger
Marko Baacke (born 1980), Nordic combiner
Ilona Brand (born 1958 as Ilona Oeckel), luger
Christian Friedrich Ludwig Buschmann (1805–1864), musical instrument maker (Terpodion, Harmonium)
Käte Duncker (1871–1953), politician, women's lawyer, visited the Higher School of Daughters
Johann Georg Eccarius (1818–1889), worker activist and trade unionist
Katrin Göring-Eckardt (born 1966 as Katrin Dagmar Eckardt), politician (The Greens) and Vice Bundestag president 2005–2013
Ralph Gebstedt (born 1971), ski jumper
Tatjana Hüfner (born 1983), luger, Olympic champion in the single-seater
Sandra Hüller (born 1978), actress, grew up in Friedrichroda
Philipp Klewin (born 1993), footballer
Helene Lange (1848–1930), teacher and pioneer of women's education
Anna-Maria Müller (1949–2009), luger
Auguste Schmidt (1833–1902), teacher and writer
Melitta Sollmann (born 1958), luger
Marion Thees (born 1984), skeleton pilot

History

Development of first jet flying wing aircraft

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Notable people

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