Place details
Place nameGotha
Other namesGotaha
CountryDeutschland
Latitude50.95
Longitude10.717
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Located on edge of Thuringian forest; established as Frankish villa; joined with adjacent abbey of Hersfeld in 8th cen.; ruled by landgraves of Thuringia, then by house of Wettin from 13th cen.; noted for publication of historic book, Alamanach de Gotha.