| Coordinates: | 50.6333°N 57°W |
| Image Plan: | Plothen in SOK.png |
| State: | Thüringen |
| District: | Saale-Orla-Kreis |
| Verwaltungsgemeinschaft: | Seenplatte |
| Elevation: | 470 |
| Area: | 8.19 |
| Postal Code: | 07907 |
| Area Code: | 03663 and 036648 |
| Licence: | SOK |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 16 0 75 083 |
| Mayor: | Dagmar Seidler[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2024 - 30 |
Plothen is a municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany.