Knut Kreuch

Knut Kreuch (born 1966), fitter and public administrator, has been fascinated by local, regional and national history ever since he was 13. From 1998 until 2006 Kreuch was mayor of the rural district Günthersleben-Wechmar, which garnered federal awards. Since 2006 he has been the First Mayor of Gotha, seat of Thuringian nobility. He is passionate about folk costumes, the story of the musical Bach family and unearthing Gotha’s history. In an honorary capacity he chairs Wechmar’s local history society, the Thuringian association for traditional costumes and its federal counterpart, the Deutscher Trachtenverband.