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Ilmenau
Sign in to saveIlmenau () is a town in Thuringia, central Germany. It is the largest town within the Ilm district with a population of 38,600, while the district capital is Arnstadt. Ilmenau is located approximately south of Erfurt and north of Nuremberg within the Ilm valley at the northern edge of the Thuringian Forest at an elevation of .
Ilmenau is a town in Thuringia, central Germany, located in the Ilm valley at the northern edge of the Thuringian Forest. As the largest town in the Ilm district with a population of 38,600, it serves as a significant regional center positioned between the cities of Erfurt and Nuremberg.
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Key facts
- German place.type
- Stadt
- German place.image_photo
- Ilmenau Blick vom Kickelhahn.jpg
- German place.image_caption
- Ilmenau in winter
- German place.image_coa
- DEU Ilmenau COA.svg
- German place.image_plan
- Ilmenau in IK.svg
- German place.state
- Thüringen
- German place.district
- Ilm-Kreis
- German place.elevation
- 500
- German place.area
- 198.69
- German place.postal_code
- 98693, 98694
- German place.area_code
- 03677
- German place.licence
- IK, ARN, IL
- German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 16 0 70 029
- German place.divisions
- core town and 16 quarters
- German place.mayor
- Daniel Schultheiß
- German place.leader_term
- 2024–30
- German place.Bürgermeistertitel
- Lord Mayor
- German place.party
- Independent
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 39147
- Area
- 168.18
- Elevation
- 500
- Official website
- www.ilmenau.de
- Image
- Ilmenau Lindenberg.JPG
- Dialing code
- 03677
- Licence plate code
- IL
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- Ilmenau
- postal code
- 98694
- short name
- Ilm
- P8168
- 6533 Giuseppina
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- Since 1815
- Geography and demographics
- Topography
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- Demographics
- Culture, sights and cityscape
- Museums
- Cityscape
- Sights and architectural heritage
- Older buildings (pre-1870)
- Modern architecture (after 1870)
- Economy
- Transport
- Rail
- Road
- Air
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- Education and research
- Politics
- Mayor and city council
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
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Ilmenau () is a town in Thuringia, central Germany. It is the largest town within the Ilm district with a population of 38,600, while the district capital is Arnstadt. Ilmenau is located approximately south of Erfurt and north of Nuremberg within the Ilm valley at the northern edge of the Thuringian Forest at an elevation of .
The most important institution in Ilmenau is the Technische Universität Ilmenau, a public research university and Thuringia's only "Technical University" with about 4,900 students and an emphasis on engineering disciplines, computer science, mathematics, natural sciences, economics, and media studies. Its precursor was founded in 1894 and developed into a university in 1992. Since 1990, many research institutes have been established in the vicinity making Ilmenau an important hub of technological research.
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