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ILMENAU , a See also:town and summer resort of See also:Germany, in the See also:grand-duchy of See also:Saxe-See also:Weimar, at the See also:north See also:foot of the Thuringian See also:Forest, on the See also:river Ilm, 30 M. by See also:rail See also:south of See also:Erfurt. Pop. (1905) 11,222. The town, which stands picturesquely among wooded hills, is much frequented by visitors in the summer. It was a favourite resort of See also:Goethe, who wrote here his Iphigenie, and often stayed at Gabelbach in the neighbourhood. It has a grand-ducal See also:palace, a See also:Roman See also:Catholic and two Evangelical churches, a See also:sanatorium for See also:nervous disorders, and several educational establishments. Its See also:chief manufactures are See also:glass and See also:porcelain, toys, gloves and chemicals, and the town has tanneries and saw-See also:mills. Formerly a See also:part (if the See also:county of Henneberg, Ilmenau came in 1631 into the See also:possession of electoral See also:Saxony, afterwards passing to Saxe-Weimar. See R. See also:Springer, See also:Die klassischen Stdtten von See also:Jena and Ilmenau (See also:Berlin, 18691; See also:Pasig, Goethe and Ilmenau (and ed., Weimar, 1902); and Fits, See also:Bad Ilmenau and See also:seine Umgebung(See also:Hildburghausen, 1886). End of Article: ILMENAUAdditional information and CommentsThere are no comments yet for this article.
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