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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 .

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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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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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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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Commons category
Ilmenau
postal code
98694
short name
Ilm
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  • History
  • Middle Ages
  • Early modern period
  • Since 1815
  • Geography and demographics
  • Topography
  • Administrative division
  • Demographics
  • Culture, sights and cityscape
  • Museums
  • Cityscape
  • Sights and architectural heritage
  • Older buildings (pre-1870)
  • Modern architecture (after 1870)
  • Economy
  • Transport
  • Rail
  • Road
  • Air
  • Bicycle
  • Public transit
  • Education and research
  • Politics
  • Mayor and city council
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

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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