Waltershausen, Urban municipality in Gotha district, Germany.
The municipality spans over 71 square kilometers of land in southwestern Thuringia, with a population density of 180 inhabitants per square kilometer.
First documented in 1209, the settlement grew around Tenneberg Castle, which dates back to 1167 and remains a central feature of the municipality.
Local traditions include an annual town fair, a medieval castle celebration at Tenneberg, and a winter market in the central square.
The municipality connects to major transportation routes through highway A4 and the Thüringer Waldbahn railway system, facilitating regional travel.
During the 19th century, Waltershausen developed into a manufacturing center for dolls, leading to its designation as the city of dolls.
Location: Gotha
Elevation above the sea: 320 m
Shares border with: Bad Tabarz, Friedrichroda, Leinatal, Hörsel, Hörselberg-Hainich, Seebach, Ruhla, Bad Liebenstein, Brotterode-Trusetal
Website: https://waltershausen.de
GPS coordinates: 50.89750,10.55583
Latest update: May 27, 2025 09:53
Marienglashöhle cave
4 km
Sender Inselsberg
8.2 km
Schloss Tenneberg
331 m
Schauenburg
5.7 km
Pipe organ of Stadtkirche Waltershausen
62 m
Stadtkirche Waltershausen
67 m
H+ Hotel & SPA Friedrichroda
4.2 km
Reinhardsbrunn-Friedrichroda railway station
3.9 km
Burg Winterstein
7.3 km
Burg Torstein
6.3 km
Heimatmuseum Schloss Tenneberg
344 m
Dreiherrenstein am Großen Weißenberg
11.4 km
Kilianstein
6.9 km
Datenberg
5.1 km
Burg Hermannstein
3.4 km
Protestant Church Cabarz
4.2 km
GutsMuths-Gedächtnishalle
2.6 km
St. Karl Borromäus
4.5 km
Großer Wartberg
8.8 km
Museum Schnepfenthal
2 km
St.-Johannis-Kirche
7.2 km
Hopfenberg
7.1 km
Nonnenberg
5 km
Rathaus
59 m
St. Maria Magdalena (Langenhain)
2.6 km
Jakobuskirche
5.6 km
Burgstelle Sommerstein
7.6 km
Zimmerberg
4.4 kmReviews
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