Friedrichroda

Friedrichroda
Main street Main street
Coat of arms of Friedrichroda Coat of arms
Friedrichroda
Location of Friedrichroda within Gotha district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Gotha
Government
• Mayor	Thomas Klöppel (SPD)
Area
• Total	36.91 km2 (14.25 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)
• Total	7,551
• Density	200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	99892–99894
Dialling codes	03623
Vehicle registration	GTH
Website	www.friedrichroda.de

Friedrichroda is a town in the district of Gotha, Thuringia, Germany. It is situated at the north foot of the Thuringian Forest, 21 km by rail southwest of the town of Gotha. It is surrounded by fir-clad hills and possesses numerous handsome villa residences, a Kurhaus and a sanatorium. In the immediate neighborhood is the beautiful ducal hunting seat of Reinhardsbrunn, built out of the ruins of the famous Benedictine monastery founded in 1085. On 1 December 2007, the former municipalities Ernstroda and Finsterbergen were incorporated by Friedrichroda.

History

Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Friedrichroda was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Development of First Jet Flying Wing Aircraft

During the late years of World War II, Friedrichroda was the site of manufacture of the mock-up production of the double-seat, all-weather fighter version of the Horten Ho 229 V4 and V5 (Versions 4 & 5) jet aircraft. The only surviving example of the Horten jet is the Horten Ho 229 V3. In December, 2011, the Horten V3 was transferred to the Smithsonian Institution's Paul E.Garber Restoration Facility in Suitland, MD.

Gallery

• Friedrichroda-Blasiuskirche-1.JPG

  Friedrichroda "Blasius" church

• Friedrichroda-Steinkopf.JPG

  Stone head

• Friedrichroda Denkmal Bombenopfer.JPG

  Memorial for victims of an air raid in Friedrichroda

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