Weimar
Sign in to saveWeimar is a city in the German state of Thuringia, in Central Germany between Erfurt to the west and Jena to the east, southwest of Leipzig, north of Nuremberg and west of Dresden. Together with the neighbouring cities of Erfurt and Jena, it forms the central metropolitan area of Thuringia, with approximately 500,000 inhabitants. The city itself has a population of 65,000. Weimar is well known because of its cultural heritage and importance in German history.
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Weimar is a city in central Germany with a population of 65,000 that serves as part of a larger metropolitan area in the state of Thuringia. It is historically and culturally significant to Germany, though the specific reasons for its importance are not detailed in the provided information.
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Key facts
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- Kreisfreie Stadt
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- Hissflagge Weimar.svg
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- DEU Weimar COA.svg
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- Location of Weimar within Thuringia
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- View over Weimar with Schloss Weimar and the Goethe-Schiller Monument in front of the Deutsches Nationaltheater and Staatskapelle Weimar
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- Thuringia
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- 84.48
- German place.postal_code
- 99423, 99425, 99427, 99428
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Article
42 sectionsContents
- History
- Prehistoric times
- Middle Ages
- Early Modern Period
- Golden or Classical Age (1758–1832)
- Silver Ages and The New Weimar (1832–1918)
- Weimar Republic
- Nazi Germany and World War II
- Since 1945
- Geography and demographics
- Topography
- Climate
- Administrative division
- Demographics
- Culture, sights and cityscape
- World Heritage Sites
- Museums
- Cityscape
- Sights and architectural heritage
- Religious buildings
- Castles and palaces
- Other sights
- Events
- Economy and infrastructure
- Agriculture, industry and services
- Transport
- By rail
- By road
- By aviation
- By bike
- Bus service
- Education
- Politics
- Mayor and city council
- Lord Mayor
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Friendly cities
- Notable people
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Weimar is a city in the German state of Thuringia, in Central Germany between Erfurt to the west and Jena to the east, southwest of Leipzig, north of Nuremberg and west of Dresden. Together with the neighbouring cities of Erfurt and Jena, it forms the central metropolitan area of Thuringia, with approximately 500,000 inhabitants. The city itself has a population of 65,000. Weimar is well known because of its cultural heritage and importance in German history.
The city was a focal point of the German Enlightenment and home of the leading literary figures of Weimar Classicism, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller. In the 19th century, composers such as Franz Liszt made Weimar a music centre. Later, artists and architects including Henry van de Velde, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Lyonel Feininger, and Walter Gropius came to the city and founded the Bauhaus movement, the most important German design school of the interwar period.