Weimarers

Weimarers are residents or natives of the city of Weimar, located in Thuringia, Germany. The German demonym is Weimarer (male or mixed) or Weimarerin/Weimarerinnen for females; in English, Weimarers is used as the plural form.

Weimar lies in central Germany on the Ilm River, about 25 kilometers north of Erfurt. The city has roughly 65,000 residents and serves as a cultural and educational center in the region. It hosts museums, a historic library, and universities, including the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar and the University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar.

Weimar acquired significant cultural prominence in the late 18th and early 19th centuries as a home to writers such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller, and today their former residences and archives are preserved as museums. The Duchess Anna Amalia Library in Weimar is a key cultural institution. The Bauhaus School was founded in Weimar in 1919, marking an important chapter in modernist design, before moving to other cities.

The term Weimar Republic refers to the German state from 1919 to 1933, named after the city because the National Assembly drafted the constitution there. The period saw both democratic development and political turmoil.

Today, Weimarers participate in an economy focused on education, culture, and tourism, with festivals, research institutions, and a range of cultural sites drawing visitors from Germany and abroad.