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Municipality in Thuringia, Germany

Georgenthal
Municipality
Saint Elisabeth ChurchSaint Elisabeth Church
Coat of arms of GeorgenthalCoat of arms
Location of Georgenthal within Gotha district
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Coordinates: 50°49′N 10°40′E / 50.817°N 10.667°E / 50.817; 10.667
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Gotha
Government
Mayor (2020–26) Florian Hofmann[1]
Area
• Total 79.15 km2 (30.56 sq mi)
Elevation 390 m (1,280 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total 7,991
• Density 100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes 99887
Dialling codes 036253
Vehicle registration GTH
Website www.georgenthal.de

Georgenthal is a municipality in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany. The former municipalities Leinatal, Hohenkirchen and Petriroda were merged into Georgenthal in December 2019. The former municipality Herrenhof was merged into Georgenthal in January 2024.[3]

  1. ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
  3. ^ Thüringer Gesetz zur freiwilligen Neugliederung kreisangehöriger Gemeinden im Jahr 2024, Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt für den Freistaat Thüringen, 2023 Nr. 15, pp. 348-349