Classical Weimar World Heritage Site

Official name
Classical Weimar | UNESCO
Country
Germany | Map
Continent
Europe
Location
State of Thuringia (Thüringen)
50.9775° Lat, 11.3286° Lon | Map
Code
846
Time Zone
Europe/Berlin (CEST, +0200)
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Category
Cultural
Description
Inscribed 1998. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries the small Thuringian town of Weimar witnessed a remarkable cultural flowering, attracting many writers and scholars, notably Goethe and Schiller. This development is reflected in the high quality of many of the buildings and of the parks in the surrounding area.