Gotha (district)

Gotha is a Kreis (rural district) in the middle of Thuringia, Germany.

 History 
The district was made on October 1, 1922, when the newly created state of Thuringia was divided into 15 rural districts () and 9 district free cities ().

Partnerships
Since 1990 the district has had a partnership with Main-Kinzig Rural District in Hesse, Germany.

 Coat of arms 
100px|Coat of armsThe coat of arms shows the castle of Friedenstein in the top, the biggest baroque building in the city of Gotha. The wavy line below symbolizes the Leina canal, which was built between 1366 and 1369 from Schönau to Gotha, to bring water into the city. The star in bottom was the symbol of the Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg.

The coat of arms was granted June 28, 1991.

Towns and municipalities
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft-free townsand municipalities Friedrichroda
 Gotha
 Ohrdruf
 Tambach-Dietharz
 Waltershausen Emsetal
 Crawinkel
 Gräfenhain
 Günthersleben-Wechmar
 Leinatal
 Luisenthal
 Schwabhausen
 Tabarz
 Wölfis
Verwaltungsgemeinschaften1. Apfelstädtaue
 Emleben
 Georgenthal1
 Herrenhof
 Hohenkirchen
 Petriroda
2. Drei Gleichen
 Grabsleben
 Mühlberg1
 Seebergen
 Wandersleben
3. Fahner Höhe
 Dachwig
 Döllstädt
 Gierstädt
 Großfahner
 Tonna14. Hörsel
 Aspach
 Ebenheim
 Fröttstädt
 Hörselgau1
 Laucha
 Mechterstädt
 Metebach
 Teutleben
 Trügleben
 Weingarten
5. Mittleres Nessetal
 Ballstädt
 Brüheim
 Bufleben
 Friedrichswerth
 Goldbach1
 Haina
 Hochheim
 Remstädt
 Sonneborn
 Wangenheim
 Warza
 Westhausen6. Nesse-Apfelstädt-Gemeinden
 Apfelstädt
 Gamstädt
 Ingersleben
 Neudietendorf1
7. Nesseaue
 Bienstädt
 Eschenbergen
 Friemar1
 Molschleben
 Nottleben
 Pferdingsleben
 Tröchtelborn
 Tüttleben
 Zimmernsupra1seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft;2town

Related pages
 Saxe-Gotha
 Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

Other websites
 Official website