Großbreitenbach

Town in Thuringia, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Großbreitenbach within Ilm-Kreis district

(2019–25) Peter Grimm^[1]Area

• Total80.76 km² (31.18 sq mi)Elevation

630 m (2,070 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total5,956 • Density74/km² (190/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

98701

Dialling codes036781Vehicle registrationIKWebsitewww.lg-grossbreitenbach.de

Großbreitenbach is a town in the Ilm-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 13 km southeast of Ilmenau. 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,^[3] which has the biggest bathing area in the Ilm-Kreis district.

References

^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
^ "Wasserwacht Holzkirchen". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-07-29.