Kranichfeld is a town in the Weimarer Land district, in Thuringia.It is situated on the river Ilm, 18 km southeast of Erfurt, and 16 km southwest of Weimar.Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Kranichfeld was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.This Weimarer Land location article is a stub.You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.