Ohrdruf
15km/9mi south of Gotha is Ohrdruf, where St Boniface, the "Apostle of the Germans", began his mission in Thuringia with the foundation of a monastery. Schloss Ehrenstein (1550-90) is a Renaissance palace (restored 1976 onwards) with a richly decorated doorway and a massive tower, once the residence of the Counts von Gleichen. Here can be found a Heimatmuseum (palls, Gotha caps) and a fine Roccoco hall.
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Tobiashammer
The Tobiashammer, near Gotha, is an example of early metalworking technology - a forge established in 1634 which in the 18th C became a copper rolling-mill, with three water-powered hammers.
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| Open | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 | 9:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
