List of the largest municipalities in Thuringia by population

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This list names the cities and municipalities in Thuringia with more than 5000 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). The number of inhabitants refers to the official update of the Thuringian State Office for Statistics as of December 31, 2019.

For each city or municipality, the legal status as well as the district and regional affiliation is indicated. These are all independent cities and all cities belonging to the state as well as some cities and municipalities belonging to the district.

The planning regions were used for the geographical classification within the country .

rank City / municipality status district Planning region Resident
December 31, 2019
01 Erfurt District-free city - Central Thuringia 213.981
02 Jena District-free city - East Thuringia 111,343
03 Gera District-free city - East Thuringia 93.125
04th Weimar District-free city - Central Thuringia 65,228
05 Gotha Large city belonging to the district Gotha Central Thuringia 45,419
06th Eisenach District-free city - Southwest Thuringia 42,250
07th Nordhausen Large city belonging to the district Nordhausen Northern Thuringia 41,726
08th Ilmenau Large city belonging to the district Ilm district Central Thuringia 38,891
09 Suhl District-free city - Southwest Thuringia 36,789
010 Mulhouse Large city belonging to the district Unstrut-Hainich district Northern Thuringia 36,090
011 Altenburg Large city belonging to the district Altenburger Land East Thuringia 31,633
012 Saalfeld District city Saalfeld-Rudolstadt East Thuringia 29,278
013 Arnstadt District city Ilm district Central Thuringia 27,314
014th Rudolstadt District city Saalfeld-Rudolstadt East Thuringia 24,943
015th Meiningen District city Schmalkalden-Meiningen Southwest Thuringia 24,796
016 Sonneberg District city Sonneberg Southwest Thuringia 23,516
017th Apolda District city Weimar Country Central Thuringia 22,184
018th Sondershausen District city Kyffhäuserkreis Northern Thuringia 21,290
019th Greiz District city Greiz East Thuringia 20,392
020th Leinefelde-Worbis District city Eichsfeld Northern Thuringia 20,115
021st bad Salzungen District city Wartburg district Southwest Thuringia 20.097
022nd Schmalkalden District city Schmalkalden-Meiningen Southwest Thuringia 19,647
023 Sömmerda District city Sömmerda Central Thuringia 18,947
024 Bad Langensalza District city Unstrut-Hainich district Northern Thuringia 17,271
025th Heilbad Heiligenstadt District city Eichsfeld Northern Thuringia 17.129
026th Zeulenroda shoot District city Greiz East Thuringia 16,350
027 Schmoelln District city Altenburger Land East Thuringia 13,724
028 Waltershausen District city Gotha Central Thuringia 12,838
029 Zella Mehlis District city Schmalkalden-Meiningen Southwest Thuringia 12,727
030th Poessneck District city Saale-Orla district East Thuringia 11,842
031 Hildburghausen District city Hildburghausen Southwest Thuringia 11,831
032 Schleusingen District city Hildburghausen Southwest Thuringia 10,930
033 Eisenberg District city Saale-Holzland district East Thuringia 10,849
034 Bleicherode District city Nordhausen Northern Thuringia 10,327
035 Bad Frankenhausen / Kyffhäuser District city Kyffhäuserkreis Northern Thuringia 10.139
036 Meuselwitz District city Altenburger Land East Thuringia 9954
037 Ohrdruf District city Gotha Central Thuringia 9820
038 Steinbach-Hallenberg District city Schmalkalden-Meiningen Southwest Thuringia 9575
039 Neustadt an der Orla District city Saale-Orla district East Thuringia 9198
040 Barley District community Wartburg district Southwest Thuringia 9100
041 Neuhaus am Rennweg District city Sonneberg East Thuringia 8975
042 Schleiz District city Saale-Orla district East Thuringia 8947
043 Geratal District community Ilm district Central Thuringia 8884
044 Föritztal District community Sonneberg Southwest Thuringia 8741
045 Unterwellenborn District community Saalfeld-Rudolstadt East Thuringia 8453
046 Stadtilm District city Ilm district Central Thuringia 8406
047 Weida District city Greiz East Thuringia 8372
048 Hermsdorf District city Saale-Holzland district East Thuringia 8051
049 Wachsenburg Office District community Ilm district Central Thuringia 8007
050 Nessetal District community Gotha Central Thuringia 7939
051 Three of a kind District community Gotha Central Thuringia 7934
052 Bad Liebenstein District city Wartburg district Southwest Thuringia 7748
053 Bad Sulza District city Weimar Country Central Thuringia 7688
054 Harz Gate District community Nordhausen Northern Thuringia 7577
055 Ice field District city Hildburghausen Southwest Thuringia 7561
056 Bad Berka District city Weimar Country Central Thuringia 7500
057 Roßleben-Wiehe District city Kyffhäuserkreis Northern Thuringia 7476
058 Koenigsee District city Saalfeld-Rudolstadt East Thuringia 7350
059 Dermbach District community Wartburg district Southwest Thuringia 7313
060 Georgenthal District community District of Gotha Central Thuringia 7261
061 Nobitz District community Altenburger Land East Thuringia 7256
062 Friedrichroda District city Gotha Central Thuringia 7195
063 At the Ettersberg District community Weimar Country Central Thuringia 7098
064 Dingelstädt District city Eichsfeld Northern Thuringia 6887
065 Römhild District city Hildburghausen Southwest Thuringia 6822
066 Kahla District city Saale-Holzland district East Thuringia 6795
067 Artern District city Kyffhäuserkreis Northern Thuringia 6688
068 Buttstädt District community Sömmerda Central Thuringia 6660
069 Stadtroda District city Saale-Holzland district East Thuringia 6646
070 Südichsfeld District community Unstrut-Hainich district Northern Thuringia 6604
071 Grammetal District community Weimar Country Central Thuringia 6519
072 Blankenhain District city Weimar Country Central Thuringia 6440
073 Werra-Suhl valley District city Wartburg district Southwest Thuringia 6398
074 Ilmtal Wine Route District community Weimar Country Central Thuringia 6348
074 Koelleda District city Sömmerda Central Thuringia 6348
076 Wutha Farnroda District community Wartburg district Southwest Thuringia 6335
077 Bad Blankenburg District city Saalfeld-Rudolstadt East Thuringia 6334
078 Großbreitenbach District city Ilm district Central Thuringia 6253
079 Hörselberg-Hainich District community Wartburg district Southwest Thuringia 6101
080 Hit District city Wartburg district Southwest Thuringia 6034
081 Brotterode-Trusetal District city Schmalkalden-Meiningen Southwest Thuringia 5993
082 On the jewelry District city Kyffhäuserkreis Northern Thuringia 5967
083 Nesse-Apfelstädt District community Gotha Central Thuringia 5962
084 Flea Seligenthal District community Schmalkalden-Meiningen Southwest Thuringia 5889
085 Bad Lobenstein District city Saale-Orla district East Thuringia 5825
086 Kaltennordheim District city Schmalkalden-Meiningen Southwest Thuringia 5802
087 Nottertal-Heilinger Heights District city Unstrut-Hainich district Northern Thuringia 5760
088 Frankenblick District community Sonneberg Southwest Thuringia 5729
088 Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel District community Saalfeld-Rudolstadt East Thuringia 5729
090 Grave field District community Schmalkalden-Meiningen Southwest Thuringia 5632
091 Wasungen District city Schmalkalden-Meiningen Southwest Thuringia 5498
092 Ruhla District city Wartburg district Southwest Thuringia 5456
093 Ellrich District city Nordhausen Northern Thuringia 5449
094 Lower Orschel District community Eichsfeld Northern Thuringia 5380
095 Dornburg-Camburg District city Saale-Holzland district East Thuringia 5360
096 Unstrut-Hainich District community Unstrut-Hainich district Northern Thuringia 5181
097 Vacha District city Wartburg district Southwest Thuringia 5125
098 Krayenberg community District community Wartburg district Southwest Thuringia 5105
099 Ronneburg District city Greiz East Thuringia 5011

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