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
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Coordinates: 50°46′46″N 10°53′56″E
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  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,978
• Density	87/km^2 (230/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 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. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.