Gotha Travel Guide

 yumyum Says:  The Augustinerkirche was part of the monastery of the Augustinian heremit order. There is a Gothic cloister dating back to 1366. The interior of the church is Baroque style from 1675-80. Martin Luther held a few services in this church and his friend, the reformer Friedrich... 

 yumyum Says:  If you want to visit the casemates then you need to book the tour at the Schlosskasse for 1 or 2 pm. They take a maximum of 10 people at anyone time. If you are already a group of 10, then you can book an additional time at the tourist office.The casemates are around 350... 

 yumyum Says:  E.W. Arnoldi opened in this building the first German commercial school. In 1820 he bought the building for the candler's guild. 

 yumyum Says:  The hospital with its own church was Gotha's oldest social institution. It was donated in 1223 by the later holy Elisabeth and her husband Landgraf Ludwig IV. of Thuringa.The building was modified from 1716-19 and was used as an old people's home until 1974. In the early... 

 yumyum Says:  The museum of nature was built from 1864 till 1879 as a museum under Herzog Ernst II. Most collections from the castle were moved to the museum. Only after WWII a lot of these were returned to the castle.Outside the museum on the car park there is a public toilet but it... 

 yumyum Says:  The castle has been built on top of an earlier fortress by the name of Grimmenstein. The castle has been built from 1643 until 1656 by Herzog Ernst I. der Fromme. The castle is situated above the old town of Gotha. The castle parks are a fair size and have a big pond where... 

 yumyum Says:  What is today used as town hall, was originally built in 1567 as a shopping center. On the same spot there used to be a wooden shopping center. Some of the building materials are from castle Grimmenstein and from the previous shopping center.The north side with its... 

 yumyum Says:  The Leina canal was built in the 14th century. 500 years later for its jubilee the water arts were created at the Schlossberg. There are several pond-like fountains that carry the water down. 

 yumyum Says:  The Cranach House is from Baroque times. Cranach's wife was born here. By the entrance to the courtyard you two coats of arms. Cranach's is the one with the winged snake and his son-in-law's a bag.Today the building houses the pumping system for the Water art outside in the... 

 yumyum Says:  At the Hauptmarkt you will find the fountain of the holy Godehard or Gotthard of Hildesheim (960-1038). The man later became bishop of Hildesheim under Kaiser Heinrich II. Gotthard became very famous from Scandinavia down to Croatia. The famous Swiss mountain pass St.... 

 yumyum Says:  The Margarethenkirche is originally dating back to 1064. In 1494 and 1543 it was changed from a Roman style church to a Gotic one. From 1524 onwards it was a protestant church.Fires destroyed the interior twice in the 17th century but it was rebuilt. In the 18th century it... 

 yumyum Says:  East of the castle lies the Orangerie. This garden was constructed from 1747 onwards. The concept was made by Gottfried Heinrich Krohne but the Orangerie wasn't finished until after his death.The entrance is free of charge. 

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 yumyum Says:  The Thueringer Waldbahn is actually a tramway that takes you from Gotha railway station to the Kurort of Tabarz in the Thuringa forest. It's line number 4 and the journey takes about one hourI bought a "Touristenticket" for Euro 7.30 which allows you to use all the trams in... 

 yumyum Says:  There are several tram lines in Gotha. You can buy a ticket from the driver. A few lines start at the railway station. Some tram lines circle more or less around the old town.You could easily walk from the railway station to the old town. But if you prefer to take a tram,... 

 yumyum Says:  The Gothaer Arnoldi (1778-1841) was a merchant and politician of commerce. He founded the first German fireinsurance bank in 1820 and later the first life insurance. Both his birth house and living house are at the Hauptmarkt. You will encounter his name all over Gotha.There...