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Weimar is a city in Germany. It is located in the federal state of Thuringia (German: Thüringen), north of the forest area Thüringer Wald, east of Erfurt, and southwest of Halle and Leipzig. The oldest record of the city dates from the year 899.

In the 20th century, the city gave its name to the Weimar Republic.

Weimar is often referred to as the ”City of German Classicism“. It used to be the residence of Luther, Bach, Goethe und Schiller, to name but a few. Weimar provides for a large number of nice hotels for tourists from all over the world. Numerous hotels are located in Weimar’s historic city with its various sights.

The church Herderkirche, where Johann Gottfried von Herder (a German philosopher, poet, and literary critic) used to work as a court chaplain, is the city’s sacral centre.

The church contains an altarpiece by Lucas Cranach, which you should have a look at during your stay at a hotel in Weimar.

At the square Theaterplatz you will find the German National Theatre (Deutsches Nationaltheater), where you will be able to experience works of German Classicism during your stay at a Weimar hotel. In front of the building you will see the Goethe-Schiller Monument.

Your hotel in Weimar’s street Schillerstraße will be located near the Schillerhaus, where the famous German poet wrote his last works. You may have a look at his study and dwelling rooms.

Only a few steps further down the street you will arrive at the Goethehaus, where you will be able to see the poet’s death chamber and library. If you are interested in German Classicism you might also visit the city’s Historical Cemetery, where Goethe and Schiller are buried in the “Ducal Vault”.

Weimar hotel guests who are interested in art should look around the Bauhaus Museum, where paintings and metal works by well-known advocates of the Bauhaus design are exhibited.

If you are staying at a hotel in the eastern part of Weimar you will be able to see lovely paintings from 3 centuries in the local palace.

Weimar’s economy is dominated by the service industry. Weimar provides for 40 hotels with a total of 4,000 hotel beds.

Total population: 64,481 (December 2006)
Postal codes: 99401 - 441