Waltershausen

Waltershausen

Coat of arms
Waltershausen
Location of Waltershausen within Gotha district
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Coordinates: 50°53′51″N 10°33′21″E / 50.89750°N 10.55583°E / 50.89750; 10.55583Coordinates: 50°53′51″N 10°33′21″E / 50.89750°N 10.55583°E / 50.89750; 10.55583
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Gotha
Government
 • Mayor Michael Brychcy (CDU)
Area
 • Total 71.20 km2 (27.49 sq mi)
Elevation 320 m (1,050 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 13,024
 • Density 180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 99880
Dialling codes 03622
Vehicle registration GTH
Website www.waltershausen.de

Waltershausen is a town in the district of Gotha, Thuringia, Germany.

History

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

Sister cities

Town hall

Sons and daughters of the city

Hans Kehr in 1902
  • Johann Matthäus Bechstein (1757-1822), naturalist, forestry scientist and ornithologist
  • Heinrich Credner (1809-1876), geologist
  • Eduard Ausfeld (1850-1906), historian
  • Paul Fridolin Kehr (1860-1944), historian and diplomatist, brother of Hans Kehr
  • Hans Kehr (1862-1916), founder of the German bile duct surgery, brother of Paul Fridolin Kehr

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, Gemeinschaftsfreie Gemeinde, erfüllende/beauftragende Gemeinden, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft/Mitgliedsgemeinden in Thüringen". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). September 2018.
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