page_title: Ilmenau
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Ilmenau / History
caption_attribution_description: Bild aus Seite 474 in "Die Gartenlaube". Image from page 474 of journal Die Gartenlaube, 1873. Deutsch: Bildunterschrift: „Ilmenau und Umgebungen. Nach der Natur aufgenommen und auf Holz gezeichnet von Herm. Heubner in Leipzig.“ English: caption: "Ilmenau und Umgebungen. Nach der Natur aufgenommen und auf Holz gezeichnet von Herm. Heubner in Leipzig."
context_page_description: Ilmenau is a town in Thuringia, Germany. It is the largest town within the Ilm district with a population of 36,000, while the district capital is Arnstadt. Ilmenau is located approximately 33 km south of Erfurt and 135 km north of Nuremberg within the Ilm valley at the northern edge of the Thuringian Forest at an elevation of 500 metres.
  The most important institution in Ilmenau is the Technische Universität Ilmenau, Thuringia's second-largest university with about 7,000 students and an emphasis on mathematics, physics, information technology, several engineering disciplines and media studies. Its precursor was founded in 1894 and developed into a university in 1992. Since 1990, many research institutes have been established in the area around the university making Ilmenau an important hub of technological research.
  Ilmenau was historically a small mining town, primarily silver and copper, until the deposits were depleted. After 1800, it was Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's favourite resort because of its beautiful surroundings. In 1838, the establishment of the town as a spa led to the advent of tourism, which is still an important industry.
caption: Sights around Ilmenau in 1873
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