Ilmenau
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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 33
Ilmenau in winter
Sights around Ilmenau in 1873
View around 1900
View from the Teichgebiet over the town to the Thuringian Forest with Kickelhahn mountain on the right
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German polymath who is widely regarded as the most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a wide-ranging influence on literary, political, Christi
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…Ilmenau was historically a small mining town, primarily silver, copper and manganese, until the deposits were depleted. After 1800, it was one of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's favourite resorts because of its beautiful surroundings. In 1838, the establishment of the town as a spa led to the advent of tourism, which is still…
Portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1828
Goethe's birthplace in Frankfurt (Großer Hirschgraben)
Goethe, age 38, painted by Angelica Kauffman, 1787
Goethe, by Luise Seidler (Weimar 1811)