Gehren

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Coordinates: 50°38′55″N 11°0′12″E / 50.64861, 11.00333

Gehren
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Gehren
Gehren (Germany)
Gehren
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Thuringia
District Ilm-Kreis
Municipal assoc. Langer Berg
Town subdivisions 2
Mayor Ronny Bössel
Basic statistics
Area 29.99 km² (11.6 sq mi)
Elevation 475 m  (1558 ft)
Population 3,523  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 117 /km² (304 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate IK
Postal code 98708
Area code 036783

Gehren is a town in the Ilm-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 7 km southeast of Ilmenau. It has become town in 1855. Between 1881 and 1998, Gehren was linked to Ilmenau by railway.

The castle of Gehren burned down in 1936. Until 1920, Gehren was the capital of the Amt Gehren in the state of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.