Map of Ilmenau, Germany

Ilmenau is a city in Thuringia, Germany, with a population of about 38,834. It lies at 50.6832°N, 10.9186°E. Ilmenau is about 267 km (166 mi) southwest of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Suhl, 18 km to the southwest.

Ilmenau at a glance

Where is Ilmenau?

• The 9th largest city in Thuringia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 58 min on the shortest day to 16 h 29 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ilmenau

• Suhl — 18 km southwest
• Gotha — 33 km northwest
• Erfurt — 34 km north
• Weimar — 44 km northeast
• Coburg — 47 km south
• Eisenach — 54 km northwest
• Jena — 55 km northeast
• Mühlhausen — 67 km northwest
• Hof — 81 km southeast
• Schweinfurt — 86 km southwest

Largest cities in Thuringia

• Erfurt — 218,793
• Jena — 104,712
• Gera — 104,659
• Weimar — 64,727
• Gotha — 46,615
• Nordhausen — 43,912
• Suhl — 43,509
• Eisenach — 40,747
• Altenburg — 38,568
• Mühlhausen — 38,108

Largest cities in Germany

• Berlin — 3,426,354
• Hamburg — 1,973,896
• Munich — 1,505,005
• Cologne — 1,024,621
• Frankfurt am Main — 650,000
• Düsseldorf — 618,685
• Stuttgart — 612,663
• Essen — 593,085
• Dortmund — 588,462
• Dresden — 564,904

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.