Gehren

Gehren is a town and a former independent municipality in the Ilm-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 7 km southeast of Ilmenau. It officially became a town in its own right ('Stadt') in 1855. However, since July 2018, it has been part of the town of Ilmenau. Between 1881 and 1998, Gehren was linked to Ilmenau by a railway.

Gehren
Stadtteil of Ilmenau
Church
Coat of arms
Location of Gehren
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Coordinates: 50°38′55″N 11°0′12″E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Ilm-Kreis
Town	Ilmenau
Area
• Total	43.85 km2 (16.93 sq mi)
Elevation	475 m (1,558 ft)
Population  (2016-12-31)
• Total	3,782
• Density	86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	98708
Dialling codes	036783
Vehicle registration	IK

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