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Weimar (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 50 59 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 50.9833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 011 19 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 11.3167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Ilm river; was medieval center; ruled by counts of Weimar-Orlamünde from 1247, by Saxon House of Wettin from 1372; thrived as intellectual center of Germany from the late 18th century; was badly damaged in WW II. |
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| Weimar (preferred,C,V)
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| Wimare (H,V)
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Weimar (inhabited place) (P) |
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Weimar (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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first documented in 975, chartered in 1348 |
| city (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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is important railroad junction |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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produces agricultural machinery, building materials, chemicals, and furniture |
| cultural center (C) |
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flourished especially during 18th-19th centuries, was home to Bach, Goethe, Schiller, Liszt, and Nietzsche |
| scientific center (C) |
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noted for school of agriculture and national observatory |
| political center (H) |
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Treaty of Versailles was ratified here, & repubican regime, "Weimar Republic," was established in 1919 (ended in 1933) |
| capital (H) |
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of duchy (from 1547) and grand duchy (from 1815) of Saxe-Weimar; of Thuringia, 1920-1948 |
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