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GPS Coordinates

1 -- City Hall Weimar, Marktplatz
Decimal Lat: 50.9793393 / Lon: 11.3293712
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2 -- Wartburg
Decimal Lat: 50.966722 / Lon: 10.306696
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3 -- Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Decimal Lat: 51.866641 / Lon: 12.638108
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Weimar, Germany, in a nutshell

Cultural Gem in the Middle of Germany - UNESCO World Heritage City Weimar

The city of Weimar in the German state of Thuringia, about two hours southwest of Berlin, is a cultural gem and one of the places in this world with the highest density of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Home to cultural giants from Goethe to Bach and the founding place of the Bauhaus movement, it boasts in total 13 UNESCO World Heritage buildings as well as several palaces and great gardens.

Weimar is home to original sites from the first few years of the Bauhaus movement: the buildings of what is now Bauhaus University, including the Gropius room, which are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list, along with Georg Muche's Haus am Horn, the first house that illustrated the key Bauhaus concepts. The permanent exhibition at the Bauhaus Museum provides an overview of early Bauhaus work in Weimar.

Beyond Bauhaus and modernism there is much more to explore in Weimar. In fact, the city is the home of German classicism, as well as being the place where the German National Assembly passed the constitution of the Weimar Republic. Franz Liszt was the musical director in Weimar for ten years, Henry van de Velde enjoyed a highly productive period here, Bach wrote three quarters of his organ works and Luther had trusted allies in the town during the Reformation.

Weimar's importance in world history can be gauged by its entries on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

However, Weimar is not a museum, but a cosmopolitan town that gives a courteous, friendly welcome to all its guests. The listed old quarter with its outstanding restaurants, cafés and pretty little shops is a must on the itinerary of any visit to Weimar, as are the parks and palaces and the houses of Goethe and Schiller and the library of Anna Amalia.

The Weimar Card gives tourists access to all these sights for one and a half day for only ca. $15.

Your first stop in Weimar should be the visitor information center in downtown, see Weimar, Germany, Visitor Info & Getting Around for more info.

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