Ilmenau, Thuringia, Germany - 20th November, 2011

Ilmenau is a town located in the district of Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany. Ilmenau is situated in the valley of the Ilm River, at an altitude of 431 metres (1,415 feet) above sea level, and is the biggest town in Ilm-Kreis district, with 6,200 students studying at the Technische Universität Ilmenau. The surrounding area is marked by the Thuringian Forest and its mountains. The highest mountain of Ilmenau is the Kickelhahn (German for rooster, which is also found in the coat of arms of Ilmenau), with a height of 861 metres. The highest mountains of the Thuringian forest are the Schneekopf (meaning snow-head) with a height of 978 metres and the Großer Beerberg (982.9 meters), a few kilometres to the south-west of Ilmenau. Goethe also enjoyed staying in Ilmenau, mostly on holiday.

This video features footage of a walk around the town, identified locations include: Ilmenau University of Technology, Ehrenbergstraße, Ilmenau Hauptbahnhof, Lindenstraße, Hotel Lindenhof, Manggasse, Straße des Friedens, Friedrich-Hoffmann-Straße, St. Jakobus Kirche, Marktstraße, Am Markt, Goethe Stadt Museum, Georg-Schmidt-Technikum, and the bus station.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Germany
• travel
• tourist
• tourism
• Goethe
• destination
• urban
• Ehrenbergstraße
• Ilmenau Hauptbahnhof
• Lindenstraße
• Hotel Lindenhof
• Manggasse
• Straße des Friedens
• Friedrich-Hoffmann-Straße
• St. Jakobus Kirche
• Marktstraße
• Am Markt
• Goethe Stadt Museum
• Georg-Schmidt-Technikum
• Thuringia
• Ilmenau

[lalenna89]

Hey, you forgot the Kaufland, the Eishalle, BD club and BH club :)

Thank you very much for sharing this video. Ilmenau is such a magical place and I definetly must go back there. I don't know what happened to me while I was in this city but I felt captured in a tale story in wich I never wanted to go off. Thousand of "(y)likes" for this place and this video!! I love Ilmenau!!

[stuartmoss]

@lalenna89 Thanks - I don't think they'd let me into the student clubs with a video camera! Ilmenau is a very lovely town, and I hope to spend longer time there in future.

[ceecix]

nice place