Tharandt (Germany)

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Name (Latin)
Tharandt (Germany)
Other forms of name
nnaa Tharandt, Ger
Coordinates
13.58083333 13.58083333 50.98333333 50.98333333 (gooearth )
Associated country
Germany
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 312810779
Wikidata: Q8245
Library of congress: n 83136819
Sources of Information
  • Thomasius, H. Geschichte der Forststadt Tharandt in Bildern, 1979:
  • BGN 9-12-83
  • LC data base, 10-12-83
Wikipedia description:

Tharandt (German: [ˈtaʁant] ) is a municipality in Saxony, Germany, situated on the Weißeritz, 13 km (8.1 mi) southwest of Dresden. It has a Protestant Church and the oldest academy of forestry in Germany, founded as the Royal Saxon Academy of Forestry by Heinrich Cotta in 1811, together with its arboretum, the Forstbotanischer Garten Tharandt. In 2002, a severe flood destroyed many of the academy buildings and the library, including some of its more-than-500-year old books. The academy was rebuilt and today has about 650 students and is famous for its long traditions of educating students from all over the world in (tropical) forestry, resource management and sustainable land use. In the early 20th century, Tharandt was a favorite summer resort of the people of Dresden, one of its principal charms being the magnificent beech woods which surround it.

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