Weimar

Weimar is a city in the middle of Germany, in the state of Thuringia. About 60,000 people live there. It has a university.

Weimar
Town
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Location of Weimar
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Coordinates: 50°59′0″N 11°19′0″E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Urban district
Subdivisions	12 districts
Government
• Lord mayor	Peter Kleine
Area
• Total	84.420 km2 (32.595 sq mi)
Elevation	208 m (682 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	65,620
• Density	780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	99401–99441
Dialling codes	03643, 036453
Vehicle registration	WE
Website	www.weimar.de

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. It was founded in Weimar in 1919.