Themar

Themar
Town
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Themar within Hildburghausen district
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Coordinates: 50°30′15″N 10°36′57″E / 50.50417°N 10.61583°E / 50.50417; 10.61583
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Hildburghausen
Municipal assoc.	Feldstein
Subdivisions	3
Government
• Mayor	Hubert Böse (CDU)
Area
• Total	20.19 km2 (7.80 sq mi)
Elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• Total	2,664
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	98660
Dialling codes	036873
Vehicle registration	HBN
Website	www.themar.de

Themar is a town in the district of Hildburghausen, in the south of Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Werra, 11 km northwest of Hildburghausen, and 14 km southwest of Suhl.

It was first named in 796 as Tagamari and today Themar consists out of the districts Wachenbrunn and Tachbach, with a population of about 2,900 inhabitants. The town church is the St Bartholomew's Church. The mayor of Themar since 2000 is Hubert Böse.

Main sights

• St Bartholomew's Church
• St. John's Church
• defensive wall
• town hall
• market place

Notable people

• Adam Werner (1462–1537), Humanist, teacher, poet, lawyer and professor of theology at the university in Heidelberg
• Johannes Haym (16th century), Cathedral vicar in Augsburg, author and publisher of hymns
• Joachim Zehner („Decimator“) (1566–1612), Founder of the „Zehnerschen Bibliothek“ in Schleusingen
• Johann Trier (1716–1790), Organist and composer
• Johann Friedrich Fuchs (1774–1828), Medical doctor
• Eduard Gottlieb Amthor (1820–1884), School principal, publisher, bookseller and writer
• Karl Pfauter (1905–1993), Diplomat
• Karl-Heinz Löffler (1927–2016), Soccer player
• Karl Blau (1930–1994), Politician in DDR
• Claus Oefner (1938–2017), Musician
• Gernot Güntherodt (* 1943), Professor for physics

Sustainability

In the last 5 years Themar has invested in sustainable energy production systems. A small local heat network was installed with a cogeneration unit of 15 kW electric and 30 kW thermal energy. Also photovoltaics (6 kWp) and a heat pump (20 kW) which is using the water and thermal energy from the river Werra have been established. These renovations were completed in March 2019. In total Themar is saving carbon dioxide emissions of 14,200 kg per year.

References

Other websites

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