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Romantik Berg- und Jagdhotel Gabelbach

Waldstraße 23 a, 98693 IlmenauGBP 52 - 87

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Hidden away in peaceful woods, along the historic Goethe hiking trail, this 4-star Superior hotel near Ilmenau offers all you need to relax, including… More
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Hotel Tanne

Lindenstraße 38, 98693 IlmenauGBP 50 - 71

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Located in the centre of the town of Ilmenau, bordering the Thuringian forest, this hotel is 3 minutes from the train station and 10 minutes from the … More
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Hotel Moosbach

Schmücker Straße 112, 98693 IlmenauGBP 47 - 64

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The famous Thuringian Wood has everything you need for relaxation: a great climate, fresh air, quietness, a diversified landscape and hospitality all … More
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Ilmenau: Guide


Ilmenau is a town located in the district of Ilm.

Geography


Subdivisions


There are five near villages belonging to the town of Ilmenau:
Oberpörlitz
Unterpörlitz
Heyda
Roda
Manebach

Near Cities

Erfurt, 40 km in north
Gotha, 40 km in northwest
Weimar, 50 km in northeast
Arnstadt, 25 km in north
Saalfeld and Rudolstadt, 35 km in east
Sonneberg, 50 km in southeast
Coburg, 60 km in south
Suhl, 20 km in southwest
Meiningen, 40 km in southwest

Vicinity


Around the city live nearly 80,000 people on an area of 540 km², who have Ilmenau as a centre of their work, school, shops and other supplies. Biggest towns and villages nearby are Gräfenroda (3,600 inhab.), Königsee (3,500 inhab.), Gehren (3,300 inhab.) and Langewiesen (3,200 inhab.).

History


Ilmenau was founded in the 13th century, it is first named in 1273. Since 1341 it has some town rights. Between 1660 and 1920 it belonged to Saxe-Weimar, earlier the majors about Ilmenau were the Käfernburger (from Arnstadt), the Schwarzburger (from Arnstadt, later Rudolstadt), and the Henneberger (from Meiningen).

Until 1870, Ilmenau stayed a small town of circa 3000 inhabitants, but then the industrial revolution reached the town. Some factories for porcelain (Graf von Henneberg Porzellan since 1777), glasswares (the Sophienhütte since 1852) and toys developed. In 1879 the town got a railway connection to Erfurt (north), 1881 to Gehren/Großbreitenbach (south-east) and 1904 to Schleusingen (south-west).

The university was founded in 1894 as Thüringisches Technikum.

1952 the district Kreis Ilmenau was founded. It had an area of about 380 km² with a population of circa 70,000 inhabitants. Ilmenau has been the capital of this district. In 1994 it was merged with Kreis Arnstadt in the North to the new district Ilm-Kreis with Arnstadt as capital.

Development of number of inhabitants


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Economy

The economy of Ilmenau is marked by production of glasswares and some high-tec-industries like programming software. Ilmenau has a very strong economy compared with other Eastern German regions. The unemployment rate is still 16%, but it is getting smaller. The average earning is circa 14,000 Euros per head and year.

Infrastructure


Ilmenau is getting crossed by the Bundesstraße|federal highways 4 (Erfurt-Nürnberg), 87 (Ilmenau-Leipzig) and 88 (Eisenach-Ilmenau-Jena). Five kilometres to the north runs the motorway Bundesautobahn 71|A 71 from Erfurt to Würzburg. There is still a railway to Erfurt while the other former railway lines to Schleusingen and Großbreitenbach are out of operation.

Sister cities


Blue Ash, Ohio
Homburg, Saarland
Wetzlar
Târgu-Mureş

Notable Persons

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Karl Ludwig von Knebel
Paul Löbe
André Lange
Jan Behrendt
Stefan Krauße
Andrea Henkel
Jens Müller (luger)|Jens Müller
Ernst Christian Wilhelm Ackermann
Fritz Sauckel
Fritz Reinhardt
Theodor Eicke
Andreas Libavius
Felix Weil

External links


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