Tambach-Dietharz

Tambach-Dietharz
Old town hall
Coat of arms
Tambach-Dietharz
Location of Tambach-Dietharz within Gotha district
Coordinates: 50°47′23″N 10°37′0″E / 50.78972°N 10.61667°ECoordinates: 50°47′23″N 10°37′0″E / 50.78972°N 10.61667°E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Gotha
Government
• Mayor	Harald Wrona
Area
• Total	41.54 km^2 (16.04 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,194
• Density	100/km^2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	99897
Dialling codes	036252
Vehicle registration	GTH
Website	www.tambach-dietharz.de

Tambach-Dietharz is a town in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated in the Thuringian Forest, 19 km south of Gotha.

Places of interest

• The Falkenstein is a 96 m high, free standing porphyry rock. It is a natural monument and hiking destination. The mountain rescue hut at its foot is managed.
• The route from Schmalkalden to Tambach-Dietharz is signposted as Martin-Luther-Weg and is a walking route.
• In the autumn of 1989, a monument to the Swiss Theologian, and protagonist of the Bekennenden Kirche, Karl Barth was raised in front of the Haus Tannenberg. Barth gave his "Tambacher Rede" speech, that introduced a new positioning of protestant Christianity in the 20th century, in this house in 1919.

Lutherkirche

Old post office

View along street Hauptstrasse to Lutherkirche

References

1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, Gemeinschaftsfreie Gemeinde, erfüllende/beauftragende Gemeinden, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft/Mitgliedsgemeinden in Thüringen". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). 8 September 2015.