List of cities in Thuringia by population
The following list sorts all cities and communes in the German state of Thuringia with a population of more than 10,000.[ 1] As of December 31, 2017, 33 cities fulfill this criterion and are listed here. This list refers only to the population of individual municipalities within their defined limits , which does not include other municipalities or suburban areas within urban agglomerations .
List
Erfurt
Jena
Gera
Weimar
Gotha
Eisenach
The following table lists the 33 cities and communes in Thuringia with a population of at least 10,000 on December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany .[ 2] A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital.
The city rank by population as of December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of German[ 2]
The city name[ 2]
The name of the district (Landkreis) in which the city lies (some cities are districts on their own called urban districts)[ 2]
The city population as of December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany[ 2]
The city population as of May 9, 2011, as enumerated by the 2011 European Union census [ 3]
The city land area as of December 31, 2017[ 2]
The city population density as of December 31, 2017 (residents per unit of land area)[ 2]
2017 Rank
City
district
2017 estimate
2011 Census
2017 land area
2017 pop. density
1
Erfurt
urban district
212,988
200,868
270 km2
789.1/km2
2
Jena
urban district
111,099
105,739
115 km2
968.1/km2
3
Gera
urban district
94,859
96,067
152 km2
623.3/km2
4
Weimar
urban district
64,426
62,764
84.5 km2
762.6/km2
5
Gotha
Gotha (district)
45,589
44,322
69.6 km2
655.2/km2
6
Eisenach
urban district
42,710
41,753
104 km2
410.0/km2
7
Nordhausen
Nordhausen (district)
42,014
42,473
106 km2
397.8/km2
8
Suhl
urban district
35,166
36,960
103 km2
341.3/km2
9
Mühlhausen/Thüringen
Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis
33,127
33,473
86.7 km2
381.9/km2
10
Altenburg
Altenburger Land
32,374
34,090
45.7 km2
708.6/km2
11
Ilmenau
Ilm-Kreis
25,975
25,975
62.7 km2
414.1/km2
12
Saalfeld/Saale
Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
24,789
25,532
48.7 km2
508.7/km2
13
Arnstadt
Ilm-Kreis
24,409
23,787
55.1 km2
443.2/km2
14
Sonneberg
Sonneberg (district)
23,756
21,970
84.7 km2
280.5/km2
15
Rudolstadt
Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
22,560
23,067
55.4 km2
407.1/km2
16
Apolda
Weimarer Land
22,163
22,079
46.3 km2
479.0/km2
17
Sondershausen
Kyffhäuserkreis
21,768
22,541
201 km2
108.2/km2
18
Meiningen
Schmalkalden-Meiningen
21,126
20,889
59.5 km2
355.3/km2
19
Greiz
Greiz (district)
20,517
22,175
76.4 km2
268.4/km2
20
Schmalkalden
Schmalkalden-Meiningen
19,265
19,515
98.3 km2
196.0/km2
21
Sömmerda
Sömmerda (district)
18,856
19,378
81.1 km2
232.5/km2
22
Leinefelde-Worbis
Eichsfeld (district)
18,457
18,695
96.9 km2
190.5/km2
23
Bad Langensalza
Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis
17,305
17,837
124 km2
139.9/km2
24
Heilbad Heiligenstadt
Eichsfeld (district)
16,976
16,324
62.3 km2
272.7/km2
25
Zeulenroda-Triebes
Greiz (district)
16,594
17,685
135 km2
122.8/km2
26
Bad Salzungen
Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis
15,497
15,680
39.0 km2
397.0/km2
27
Waltershausen
Gotha (district)
13,024
13,268
60.6 km2
214.8/km2
28
Pößneck
Saale-Orla-Kreis
11,981
12,445
24.4 km2
490.4/km2
29
Hildburghausen
Hildburghausen (district)
11,761
11,775
72.9 km2
161.3/km2
30
Schmölln
Altenburger Land
11,040
11,705
41.6 km2
265.3/km2
31
Eisenberg
Saale-Holzland-Kreis
10,842
10,619
24.7 km2
439.5/km2
32
Zella-Mehlis
Schmalkalden-Meiningen
10,532
11,139
28.1 km2
375.2/km2
33
Meuselwitz
Altenburger Land
10,118
10,964
53.7 km2
188.6/km2
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