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 +'''Weimar''' is a [[city]] in [[Germany]]. Weimar is one of the great [[cultural]] sites of [[Europe]], having been home to such luminaries as [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Goethe]], [[Friedrich Schiller|Schiller]], and [[Johann Gottfried von Herder|Herder]]. It has been a site of [[pilgrimage]] for the German [[intelligentsia]] since Goethe first moved to Weimar in the late [[18th century]]. The tombs of Goethe and Schiller as well as their archives, may be found in the city. It is around the city of Weimar that Goethe's famous 1809 ''[[Elective Affinities]]'' is based.
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 +The period in [[History of Germany|German history]] from [[1919]]-[[1933]] is commonly referred to as the [[Weimar Republic]], as the Republic's [[constitution]] was drafted here because the capital, [[Berlin]], with its street [[riot]]ing after the [[1918]] [[German Revolution]], was considered too dangerous for the National Assembly to convene there.
 +Weimar was beside [[Dessau]] the center of the [[Bauhaus]] movement. The city houses [[art]] galleries, museums and the German national [[theatre]]. The [[Bauhaus University]] and the [[Liszt School of Music Weimar]] attracted many students, specializing in media and design, architecture, civil engineering and music, to Weimar.
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 +During [[World War II]], there was a [[concentration camp]] near Weimar, at [[Buchenwald]], a little wood that Goethe had loved to frequent only 8 kilometers from the city center. More than 55,000 prisoners entered the gates bearing the mottos "Jedem das Seine" ("to each his due") and "Recht oder Unrecht—Mein Vaterland" ("right or wrong—my fatherland"). The [[Buchenwald concentration camp]] provided [[slave labour]] for local industry.{{GFDL}}

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Weimar is a city in Germany. Weimar is one of the great cultural sites of Europe, having been home to such luminaries as Goethe, Schiller, and Herder. It has been a site of pilgrimage for the German intelligentsia since Goethe first moved to Weimar in the late 18th century. The tombs of Goethe and Schiller as well as their archives, may be found in the city. It is around the city of Weimar that Goethe's famous 1809 Elective Affinities is based.

The period in German history from 1919-1933 is commonly referred to as the Weimar Republic, as the Republic's constitution was drafted here because the capital, Berlin, with its street rioting after the 1918 German Revolution, was considered too dangerous for the National Assembly to convene there. Weimar was beside Dessau the center of the Bauhaus movement. The city houses art galleries, museums and the German national theatre. The Bauhaus University and the Liszt School of Music Weimar attracted many students, specializing in media and design, architecture, civil engineering and music, to Weimar.

During World War II, there was a concentration camp near Weimar, at Buchenwald, a little wood that Goethe had loved to frequent only 8 kilometers from the city center. More than 55,000 prisoners entered the gates bearing the mottos "Jedem das Seine" ("to each his due") and "Recht oder Unrecht—Mein Vaterland" ("right or wrong—my fatherland"). The Buchenwald concentration camp provided slave labour for local industry.



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