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Gotha
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Gotha

Town in Thuringia, Germany; population (2005 est) 47,900; rural district 143,700. Industries include the manufacture of ceramics, precision instruments, and textiles. It was the former capital of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and a medieval trading and cultural centre. The Schloss Friedenstein (1643–54), an early baroque palace fortress, dominates the town.

The castle museum has an important art collection, and there are extensive research library facilities and a folk museum. In the Pagenhaus (Pages' House) is the Cartographic Museum, illustrating Gotha's mapmaking traditions. The town also contains a Renaissance Rathaus (town hall), built from 1567 to 1577; and a number of beautiful baroque buildings.

The Almanach de Gotha was an annual survey of the European royalty, titled aristocracy, and diplomatic ranks published from 1763 to 1944.



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