Gotha announces upcoming historical lectures and city tours

The city of Gotha has announced several upcoming cultural and historical events. On October 23, the Mayor will lead special guided tours of the residence city via the Friedenstein-Express, with departures scheduled for 11:00 and 13:00.

On September 29, Wolfgang Benz from the TU Berlin Institute for Antisemitism Research will deliver a lecture at the Gothaer Tivoli regarding the persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses during the National Socialist era. The presentation will address how the community resisted regime pressures, noting that approximately 2,000 members were sent to concentration camps.

Additionally, the Gotha Research Center of the University of Erfurt will host a lecture by Ulrike Grunewald at Schloss Friedenstein. The talk focuses on the life of Duchess Luise (1800–1831) and the use of exile and divorce as tools of dynastic power.