Weimar


Germany

 
 
 
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Data, Facts & Visitor Info

 
GPS Coordinates

1 -- City Hall Weimar, Marktplatz
Decimal Lat: 50.9793393 / Lon: 11.3293712
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2 -- Visitor Center Weimar, Germany
Decimal Lat: 50.979526 / Lon: 11.3298650
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Weimar, Germany, Visitor Info & Getting Around

State

Thuringia

Population

Ca. 65.000 (Source: Thüringer Amt für Statistik / http://www.tls.thueringen.de/)

Airport

Weimar has only a small airport for planes up to 2 tons. The closest commercial airports are:

  • Erfurt Bindersleben Airport (25km /16 miles)
  • Leipzig Airport (120 km/75 miles away)
  • Frankfurt Airport (300 km/185 miles away)

Please visit their websites for further details. See official link list below or directly at: Germany's Airports.

Public Transportation

Operated by Stadtwerke/Stadtwirtschaft Weimar (SWG Weimar): http://www.swg-weimar.de/
Bus tickets are available on Goetheplatz, at Weimar Tourist Information at Markt 10, and the main railway station (Weimar-Treff and the kiosk)

Please visit their website for further details. We have listed the web link in our 'Official City+Tourism Links' to be found further below.

Weimar Card

Costing just €10, the WeimarCard allows reduced or even free admission to museums, exhibitions, the German National Theatre and the Arts Festival in September. And as well as giving the holder discount on guided tours organised by Weimar Tourist Information, it’s also your passport to free travel on local public transport – the convenient way to reach Weimar’s sights and attractions. Each WeimarCard is valid for one person and comes with the same string of benefits. The card is available at the Weimar Tourist-Information, Markt 10 or Friedensstraße 1 in the Weimar Atrium.

WeimarCard Basic - valid 72 hours: 10,00 EUR
WeimarCard Plus - valid another 72 hours: 5,00 EUR (valid only in conjunction with the WeimarCard Basic)
WeimarCard Basic Plus - valid for 144 hours: 15,00 EUR

Please verify costs on the Weimar Tourism Office website: http://www.weimar.de/en/tourism/homepage/service/weimarcard/

Visitor Center (in German: 'Fremdenverkehrsamt')

Weimar Tourist Information is also the place to go to see representatives of the Weimar Classic Foundation, the Buchenwald Memorial Society and Weimar District Council.

Main Tourist-Information Center in Weimar
Markt 10, 99423 Weimar

Hours:
April to October:
Monday to Saturday: 9.30am to 7pm
Sunday and public holidays: 9.30am to 3pm

November to March:
Monday to Fri: 9.30am to 6pm
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: 9.30am to 2pm

or
Tourist-Information Weimar
Friedenstrasse 1 / Weimar Atrium, 99423 Weimar

Phone, Internet

phone: +49 (0)3643/ 745 0
Fax: +49 (0)3643/ 745 420

Please visit their website for further details. We have listed the web link in our 'Official City+Tourism Links' to be found further below.



 
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Last modified: 20100119
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