Gotha is the fifth-largest city in Thuringia, Germany, 20 kilometres west of Erfurt and 25 km east of Eisenach with a population of 46,400 (2024). The city is the capital of the district of Gotha and was also a residence of the Ernestine Wettins from 1640 until the end of monarchy in Germany in 1918. The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha originating here spawned many European rulers, including the royal houses of the United Kingdom, Belgium, Portugal and Bulgaria.
- Country
- Germany, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
- Website
- https://www.gotha.de/
