Großbreitenbach is a town in the
Ilm-Kreis
Ilm-Kreis is a district in Thuringia, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the city of Erfurt
Erfurt () is the capital (political), capital and largest city of the Central Germany (cultural area), Central German state of Th ...
district, in
Thuringia
Thuringia (; officially the Free State of Thuringia, ) is one of Germany, Germany's 16 States of Germany, states. With 2.1 million people, it is 12th-largest by population, and with 16,171 square kilometers, it is 11th-largest in area.
Er ...
, Germany. It is situated 13 km southeast of
Ilmenau
Ilmenau () is a town in Thuringia, central Germany. It is the largest town within the Ilm district with a population of 38,600, while the district capital is Arnstadt. Ilmenau is located approximately south of Erfurt and north of Nuremberg w ...
. It has about 8000 inhabitants. Major industries are glass manufacturing and tourism. The former municipalities
Altenfeld,
Böhlen,
Friedersdorf,
Gillersdorf,
Herschdorf,
Neustadt am Rennsteig and
Wildenspring were merged into Großbreitenbach in January 2019.
Großbreitenbach has a big public swimming pool,
which has the biggest bathing area in the Ilm-Kreis district.
References
Towns in Thuringia
Ilm-Kreis
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