Gotha: Residenzstadt, Ernestine Heritage, and the Thuringian Insurance Capital
Gotha has a population around 46,600 and lies in central Thuringia, some 25 kilometres west of Erfurt. Schloss Friedenstein, built from 1643 to 1654, is one of the largest early Baroque palace complexes in Germany and houses the Herzogliches Museum with its Old Masters collection and the Ekhof-Theater, considered one of the oldest Baroque theatres with functioning stage machinery. The Ernestine dynasty governed from Gotha for centuries, and the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha provided royals to several European thrones including Britain's.
Gothaer Versicherung, founded in 1820 as Germany's first mutual fire insurer, maintains its headquarters in the city. The Orangerie gardens extend south of the palace. Justus Perthes established his geographical publishing house here in 1785, producing the Stieler atlas. The Thuringian Forest lies just to the south. Erfurt, the state capital, is connected by frequent regional trains. Adult companionship follows Thuringia's regulatory approach.
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Gotha has a population around 46,600 and lies in central Thuringia, some 25 kilometres west of Erfurt. Schloss Friedenstein, built from 1643 to 1654, is one of the largest early Baroque palace complexes in Germany and houses the Herzogliches Museum with its Old Masters collection and the Ekhof-Theater, considered one of the oldest Baroque theatres with functioning stage machinery. The Ernestine dynasty governed from Gotha for centuries, and the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha provided royals to several European thrones including Britain's.
Gothaer Versicherung, founded in 1820 as Germany's first mutual fire insurer, maintains its headquarters in the city. The Orangerie gardens extend south of the palace. Justus Perthes established his geographical publishing house here in 1785, producing the Stieler atlas. The Thuringian Forest lies just to the south. Erfurt, the state capital, is connected by frequent regional trains. Adult companionship follows Thuringia's regulatory approach.
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