Günthersleben-Wechmar is a former municipality in the German state (Bundesland) of Thuringia in the district of Gotha.

Its proximity to the nearby district capital of Gotha, which itself is one of a whole chain of cities and towns following the former Via Regia from Frankfurt to the east, makes it easily accessible and has contributed to the prosperity of its two constituent villages, Günthersleben and Wechmar.

The oldest extant document referring to both villages is the brevarium lulli, an inventory of possessions of the abbey of Hersfeld.

During World War II several men and women were brought to the area as forced labour.

Men and women from Ukraine, Poland, and Russia, as well as military prisoners from Italy, were forced to work in the Thüringer Machine factory in Gothaer Straße.