Place:Gotha, Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha, Germany  Located inSachsen-
Coburg-Gotha, Germany Also located inGotha, Thüringen, Germany
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Wikipedia  Gotha is the fifth-largest city in Thuringia,
Germany, located west of Erfurt and east of Eisenach with a
population of 44,000. The city is the capital of the district of
Gotha and was also a residence of the Ernestine Wettins from
1640 until the end of monarchy in Germany in 1918. The city-
native House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha spawned many European
rulers, including the royal houses of England, Belgium, Portugal
(until 1910) and Bulgaria (until 1946).  In the Middle Ages,
Gotha was a rich trading town on the trade route Via Regia and
between 1650 and 1850, Gotha saw a cultural heyday as a centre
of sciences and arts, fostered by the dukes of Saxe-Gotha. The
first duke, Ernest the Pious was famous for his wise rule; for
example in his evangelical