title: Tambach-Dietharz
text: # Tambach-Dietharz
  
  Tambach-Dietharz is a town in the district of Gotha, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated in the Thuringian Forest, 19 km south of Gotha.
  
  ## Mayor
  
  Since 2012, Marco Schütz (independent) is the mayor. His predecessor was the former lieutenant from the German Army (Bundeswehr) Harald Wrona (FDP).
  
  ## Places of interest
  
  * The Falkenstein is a 96 m high, free standing porphyry rock. It is a natural monument and hiking destination. The mountain rescue hut at its foot is managed.
  * The route from Schmalkalden to Tambach-Dietharz is signposted as Martin-Luther-Weg and is a walking route.
  * In the autumn of 1989, a monument to the Swiss Theologian, and protagonist of the Bekennenden Kirche, Karl Barth was raised in front of the Haus Tannenberg. Barth gave his "Tambacher Rede" speech, that introduced a new positioning of protestant Christianity in the 20th century, in this house in 1919.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Meister Eckhart (born about 1260; died before April 30, 1328), theologian, mystic and philosopher
  * Karl-Heinz Menz (born 1949), biathlete
  * Matthias Jacob (born 1960), biathlete
  * Erich Recknagel (1904-1973), ski jumper, participant in the Olympic Winter Games in 1928
  * Eisregen (formed 1995), death metal band, all original members came from Tambach-Dietharz
  