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
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Ilm-Kreis
Municipal assoc.	Geratal/Plaue
Subdivisions	3
Government
• Mayor (2021–27)	Christian Janik
Area
• Total	22.69 km2 (8.76 sq mi)
Elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• Total	1,972
• Density	86.91/km2 (225.1/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.