Themar

Themar is a town in the district of Hildburghausen, in the south of Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Werra, 11 km northwest of Hildburghausen, and 14 km southwest of Suhl.

It was first named in 796 as Tagamari and today Themar consists out of the districts Wachenbrunn and Tachbach, with a population of about 2,900 inhabitants. The town church is the St Bartholomew's Church. 
The mayor of Themar since 2000 is Hubert Böse. 

 Main sights 
 St Bartholomew's Church
 St. John's Church
 defensive wall
 town hall
 market place

Notable people
 Adam Werner (1462–1537), Humanist, teacher, poet, lawyer and professor of theology at the university in Heidelberg
 Johannes Haym (16th century), Cathedral vicar in Augsburg, author and publisher of hymns
 Joachim Zehner („Decimator“) (1566–1612), Founder of the „Zehnerschen Bibliothek“ in Schleusingen
 Johann Trier (1716–1790), Organist and composer
 Johann Friedrich Fuchs (1774–1828), Medical doctor
 Eduard Gottlieb Amthor (1820–1884), School principal, publisher, bookseller and writer
 Karl Pfauter (1905–1993), Diplomat
 Karl-Heinz Löffler (1927–2016), Soccer player
 Karl Blau (1930–1994), Politician in DDR
 Claus Oefner (1938–2017), Musician
 Gernot Güntherodt (* 1943), Professor for physics

Sustainability
In the last 5 years Themar has invested in sustainable energy production systems. A small local heat network was installed with a cogeneration unit of 15 kW electric and 30 kW thermal energy. Also photovoltaics (6 kWp) and a heat pump (20 kW) which is using the water and thermal energy from the river Werra have been established. These renovations were completed in March 2019. In total Themar is saving carbon dioxide emissions of 14,200 kg per year.  

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Other websites

Category:Towns in Thuringia
Category:Verwaltungsgemeinschaftfrei towns in Hildburghausen