Weimar, Cultural capital in Thuringia, Germany
Description
Weimar is a mid-sized town in Thuringia that lies along the Ilm between Erfurt and Jena. Streets run through several parks and squares where historical buildings and educational institutions stand side by side.
History
The German National Assembly met here in 1919 to draft the constitution of the Weimar Republic. This document established a parliamentary democracy on German soil after World War I.
Culture
The Duchess Anna Amalia Library houses a million volumes, including manuscripts and printed works from the Enlightenment. Visitors can walk through the reading rooms where German poets once studied and debated their ideas.
Practical
The main railway station connects the town to Berlin, Frankfurt, and Munich, as well as other German centers. Several bus lines run from the station to the monuments and museums in the old town.
Did you know?
The park along the Ilm stretches across 48 hectares (119 acres) and displays Roman architectural elements among the trees. In this garden still stands the house where Goethe lived and worked.
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Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
736 m
Goethe–Schiller Monument
301 m
Haus am Horn
1.1 km
Duchess Anna Amalia Library
340 m
Hotel Elephant
254 m
Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar
376 m
Schloss Belvedere
3.9 km
Goethe House
406 m
Ettersberg
6.3 km
Weimarer Fürstengruft
986 m
Gauforum Weimar
486 m
St. Peter und Paul
17 m
Goethes Gartenhaus
764 m
Park an der Ilm
794 m
Historical Cemetery, Weimar
996 m
Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar, Dessau and Bernau
706 m
Nietzsche-Archiv
1.3 km
Schillerhaus Weimar
272 m
Ettersburg Castle and Park
6.9 km
Classical Weimar
929 m
Tiefurt House
2.8 km
Klassik Stiftung Weimar
935 m
Kunsthalle Harry Graf Kessler
291 m
Monument to the March Dead
936 m
Wittumspalais
254 m
Good Fortune stone
702 m
Tempelherrenhaus
622 m
Goethe and Schiller Archives
377 m
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