Friedrichroda

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Friedrichroda
Town
Market street
Coat of arms
Location of Friedrichroda within Gotha district
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Coordinates: 50°52′N 10°34′E / 50.867°N 10.567°E / 50.867; 10.567
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Gotha
Government
• Mayor (2024–30)	Kay Brückmann[1]
Area
• Total	36.91 km2 (14.25 sq mi)
Elevation	430 m (1,410 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	7,127
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	99892–99894
Dialling codes	03623
Vehicle registration	GTH
Website	www.friedrichroda.de

Friedrichroda (German pronunciation: [fʁiːdʁɪçˈʁoːda] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district of Gotha, Thuringia, Germany. It is situated at the north foot of the Thuringian Forest, 21 km by rail southwest of the town of Gotha. It is surrounded by fir-clad hills and possesses numerous handsome villa residences, a Kurhaus and a sanatorium. In the immediate neighborhood is the beautiful ducal hunting seat of Reinhardsbrunn, built out of the ruins of the famous Benedictine monastery founded in 1085.^[3] On 1 December 2007, the former municipalities Ernstroda and Finsterbergen were incorporated by Friedrichroda.