Plaue is a town in the Ilm-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany.

It is situated on the river Gera, 11 km north of Ilmenau, and 8 km southwest of Arnstadt.

The former municipality Neusiß was merged into Plaue in January 2019.

Plaue station lies on the Neudietendorf–Ritschenhausen railway.

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