Gotha Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
town in Thuringia, Germany
About Gotha
During the late Middle Ages, Gotha was an important market town, located on theVia Regiainternational trade route. From 1640, Gotha was the capital of an independent petty Duchy. Due to complicated succession laws of the Ernestine line of the House of Wettin, Thuringia was separated into more and more states that got smaller and smaller, consisting of many dismembered territories. In 1826, Saxe-Gotha was merged with the neighbouring Saxe-Coburg. While their home territories were pretty insignificant, the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha were immensely successful in European marriage politics, and at the end of 19th century several European countries were ruled by this dynasty: the United Kingdom (Queen Victoria was married to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; the House of Windsor is ju
Top Attractions in Gotha
Explore the best things to see and do in Gotha:
- ★Augustinian Church
- ★Boxberg turf
- ★Castle grounds
- ★Citizens' tower
- ★Ducal Museum
- ★Friedenstein Castle
- ★Friedrichsthal Castle
- ★German Insurance museum
Where to Stay in Gotha
- 🏨Augustinerkloster
- 🏨Best Western Hotel Der Lindenhof
- 🏨Hotel am Schlosspark
- 🏨Pension "Regina"
Gotha Travel Guide Sections
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