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Revision as of 19:42, 2 April 2002 by Vicki Rosenzweig (talk | contribs) (refactored; added Weimar Republic)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Weimar, Germany, was the capital of the German republic established by the Treaty of Versailles; when the Nazis overthrew the republic, they moved the capital to Berlin. This period is commonly referred to as the Weimar Republic.
The city is located at 50° 58 min. 6 sec. north / 11° 18 Min. 6 sec. east, in the county of Thueringen. Its current population is approximately 62,000. The oldest record of the city dates to the year 899.
As capital of Germany, Weimar was the center of the Bauhaus movement. Goethe and Schiller were buried in the city, and it houses their archives, as well as art galleries, museums, the German national theatre, and the Bauhaus University. During World War II, there was a concentration camp in Weimar. UNESCO selected the city as cultural capital of Europe for 1999.