Weimar
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| Weimar | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  |
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| State | Thuringia |
| District | Urban district |
| Town subdivisions | 21 districts |
| Lord Mayor | Stefan Wolf (SPD) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 84.26 km² (32.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 208 m (682 ft) |
| Population | 64,481 (30/12/2006)[1] |
| - Density | 765 /km² (1,982 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WE |
| Postal codes | 99401 – 99441 |
| Area codes | 03643, 036453 |
| Website | www.weimar.de |
| Classical Weimar* | |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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| State Party | |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iii, vi |
| Reference | 846 |
| Region† | Europe and North America |
| Inscription History | |
| Inscription | 1998 (22nd Session) |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. † Region as classified by UNESCO. |
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Weimar is a city in the middle of Germany, in the state of Thuringa. It has about 60,000 inhabitants and a university.
Most famous citizens in the past were the German poets Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller.
The city is well-known for the Weimar Republic, too. It was founded in Weimar in 1919.
.svg){kind=small} Urban and rural districts in the Free State of Thuringia in Germany |
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| Urban districts | Eisenach · Erfurt · Gera · Jena · Suhl · Weimar |
| Rural districts | Altenburger Land · Eichsfeld · Gotha · Greiz · Hildburghausen · Ilm-Kreis · Kyffhäuserkreis · Nordhausen · Saale-Holzland · Saale-Orla-Kreis · Saalfeld-Rudolstadt · Schmalkalden-Meiningen · Sömmerda · Sonneberg · Unstrut-Hainich · Wartburgkreis · Weimarer Land |
