Thonhausen is a municipality in the south of the Thuringian district of Altenburger Land. It belongs to the administrative community of Oberes Sprottental. The village has developed as a village of thread and forest hooves. Old half-timbered houses and four- and three-sided farmsteads on both sides of the stream characterize the typical Thuringian architectural style. The districts of Thonhausen are Schönhaide and Wettelswalde.