Ilm-Kreis is a district in Thuringia , Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the city of Erfurt , the districts of Weimarer Land , Saalfeld-Rudolstadt and Hildburghausen , the city of Suhl , and the districts of Schmalkalden-Meiningen and Gotha . It is named after the river Ilm , flowing through the district.
3-692: 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 . This Ilm-Kreis location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ilm-Kreis In medieval times
6-478: The territory was ruled by the counts of Henneberg and the princes of Schwarzburg , two local dynasties. While Ilmenau was ruled by Henneberg, Arnstadt belonged to Schwarzburg. When the Henneberg family became extinct in 1583, Ilmenau was acquired by Saxony . In the meantime the principality of Schwarzburg began to disintegrate and was split up into several tiny states. One of those states (Schwarzburg-Arnstadt)
9-456: Was based in Arnstadt; it was founded in 1574 and existed until 1716, when it fell to Schwarzburg-Sondershausen . This mini state existed until 1920, when the state of Thuringia was founded. The district was founded in 1920 (under the name Arnstadt); it was divided in 1952 into the districts of Arnstadt and Ilmenau, but reunited in 1994. In its southern portions the district includes parts of
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