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.

Friedrichroda
Town
Market street
Coat of arms
Location of Friedrichroda within Gotha district
Friedrichroda Show map of Germany Friedrichroda Show map of Thuringia
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

History

Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Friedrichroda was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Development of first jet flying wing aircraft

During the late years of World War II, Friedrichroda was the site of manufacture of the mock-up production of the double-seat, all-weather fighter version of the Horten Ho 229 V4 and V5 (Versions 4 and 5) flying wing jet aircraft. The only surviving example of the Horten jet is the Horten Ho 229 V3. In December 2011, the Horten V3 was transferred to the Smithsonian Institution's Paul E. Garber Restoration Facility in Suitland, MD.

Gallery

• 
  Friedrichroda "Blasius" church
• 
  Stone head
• 
  Memorial for victims of an air raid in Friedrichroda

Notable people

• 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

See also

• Reinhardsbrunn

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.  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Friedrichroda". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 216–217.

External links

• Media related to Friedrichroda at Wikimedia Commons