"Welcome to WEIMAR" Weimar by Leipzig


Weimar Travel Guide: 192 reviews and 497 photos

Weimar - cultural capital of Germany

Weimar, with a population of about 60.000 lies in central Thuringia on the Ilm River. It was founded in the 10th century and became capital of Saxe-Weimar in 1547. In 18th and the first decades of 19th century the city was Germany’s cultural center and the residence of such outstanding literary figures as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Johann Gottfried von Herder, Friedrich von Schiller, and Christoph Martin Wieland. Following World War I, the German National Assembly was meeting in Weimar and established the German Republic, known also as the Weimar Republic. During World War II, the National Socialist government of Germany operated one of the largest and most notorious concentration camps in nearby Buchenwald. Today, Weimar projects a medieval quality, with its many narrow streets and old, gabled houses, and it is the site of numerous architectural landmarks.

Pros and Cons
  • In a nutshell:Cultural centre of Germany
  • Last visit to Weimar: Oct 2002
  • Intro Updated Feb 11, 2003
  • Add to Trip Planner (?)
  • Report Abuse

Reviews (17)

Comments (10)

Post a Comment   Submit Comment  
  • evona's Profile Photo
    evona Mar 7, 2007 at 5:02 AM Report Abuse

    Nice page about a nice city :)

  • Nemorino's Profile Photo
    Nemorino Aug 26, 2005 at 2:51 AM Report Abuse

    Hi, Christian. How's Dresden treating you?

  • tessy's Profile Photo
    tessy Mar 13, 2005 at 1:46 PM Report Abuse

    Wer weiß, vielleicht werde ich da bald mal hinkommen .... Danke fuer die Tipps!

  • craic's Profile Photo
    craic Sep 18, 2004 at 1:45 AM Report Abuse

    Schiller AND Goethe.

  • bugulma's Profile Photo
    bugulma May 7, 2004 at 12:41 AM Report Abuse

    Real cultural city with history of Schiller and Goethe. I like reading Goethe and would like to visit his museum and the city theatre. I heard many stories about Buchenwald in the school and it's worth visiting place for me as well.

  • Faustina's Profile Photo
    Faustina Dec 2, 2003 at 2:18 AM Report Abuse

    Thank you, very useful, i'm going there on the 8th dec..

  • tini58de's Profile Photo
    tini58de Aug 1, 2003 at 4:42 AM Report Abuse

    Great info, Christian! I really should go visit Weimar in the near future!!

  • miromi Mar 12, 2003 at 3:31 AM Report Abuse

    toll!

  • matcrazy1's Profile Photo
    matcrazy1 Nov 20, 2002 at 3:53 PM Report Abuse

    "Bell Tower" in Buchenwald looks interesting, city... hmm.. many houses :-)

  • b1bob's Profile Photo
    b1bob Nov 10, 2002 at 2:19 PM Report Abuse

    Nice job!

Leipzig

“Everyone talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it”

Online Now

Male

Top 1,000 Travel Writer
Member Rank:
0 0 4 4 0

Badges & Stats in Weimar

  • 17 Reviews
  • 18 Photos
  • 52 Forum posts
  • 10 Comments
  • 4,809PageViews

Have you been to Weimar?

  Share Your Travels  

Latest Activity in Weimar

Travel Interests

See All Travel Interests (3)

Latest Weimar hotel reviews

Comfort Hotel Weimar
2 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: Aug 31, 2011
Romantik Hotel Dorotheenhof
4 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: Apr 25, 2012
Hotel Elephant
33 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 17, 2012
Leonardo Weimar
24 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 14, 2012
Hababusch Hostel alternative Jugendherberge
2 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: Jun 29, 2010
Pension Savina
3 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: Aug 6, 2011
Hotel Kaiserin Augusta
13 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: Nov 4, 2011
Amalienhof Hotel Weimar
5 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: Jan 4, 2012
Art Hotel Weimar
6 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: Oct 21, 2011
Quality Hotel Weimar
17 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 3, 2012
Ferienwohnungen Limona
2 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: Jul 27, 2010
Hotel Alt-Weimar
10 Reviews & Opinions
Latest: May 19, 2012
Das Kleine Hotel Weimar
1 Review & Opinion