| Type: | Stadt |
| Image Coa: | Wappen_Plaue.jpg |
| Coordinates: | 50.7794°N 10.8989°W |
| Image Plan: | Plaue in IK.svg |
| State: | Thüringen |
| District: | Ilm-Kreis |
| Verwaltungsgemeinschaft: | Geratal/Plaue |
| Elevation: | 330 |
| Area: | 22.69 |
| Postal Code: | 99338 |
| Area Code: | 036207 |
| Licence: | IK |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 16 0 70 043 |
| Divisions: | 3 |
| Website: | www.plaue-thueringen.de |
| Mayor: | Christian Janik[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2021 - 27 |
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.