Plaue

This article is about the town in Thuringia, Germany. For other uses, see Plaue (disambiguation).

Plaue
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Plaue within Ilm-Kreis district
Location of Plaue
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Coordinates: 50°46′46″N 10°53′56″E / 50.77944°N 10.89889°E / 50.77944; 10.89889
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Ilm-Kreis
Municipal assoc.	Geratal/Plaue
Subdivisions	3
Government
• Mayor (2021–27)	Christian Janik[1]
Area
• Total	22.69 km^2 (8.76 sq mi)
Elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,975
• Density	87.04/km^2 (225.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	99338
Dialling codes	036207
Vehicle registration	IK
Website	www.plaue-thueringen.de

Plaue (German pronunciation: [ˈplaʊə] ^ⓘ) is a town in the Ilm-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Gera, 11 km north of Ilmenau, and 8 km southwest of Arnstadt. The former municipality Neusiß was merged into Plaue in January 2019. Plaue station lies on the Neudietendorf–Ritschenhausen railway.

References

1. Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 10 November 2022.
2. "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.