Plothen

{{Infobox German location

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|coordinates = {{coord|50|38|N|11|46|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|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[https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/wahl.asp?wahlart=BM&wJahr=0000&zeigeErg=LAND&auswertung=2 Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht], Freistaat Thüringen. Retrieved 25 June 2024.

|leader_term = 2024–30

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Plothen is a municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany.