Un voyage linguistique en Allemagne avec LEC vous emmène aux quatre coins du pays, de Düsseldorf à Leipzig en passant par Ulm et Oldenbourg. Aujourd’hui, et parce que nous avons pris l’engagement de vous dresser le panorama le plus complet de nos pays de destination, notre équipe zoome sur la ville de Weimar.
In the state of Thuringia
Let’s start by locating Weimar. The city is located in the state of Thuringia —which you should refer to as Thüringen during your next language trip to Germany. In terms of population, Weimar is the fourth-largest city in the region, after Erfurt, Gera, and Jena.
A central location
Weimar occupe une position géographique tout à fait centrale : un simple coup d’œil à une carte du pays, peu avant votre voyage linguistique en Allemagne, vous en apportera la preuve. Elle est traversée par l’Ilm, rivière se jetant dans la Saale, le plus grand affluent de l’Elbe sur le territoire allemand.
Weimar's rich history
Witha population of around 65,000— roughly the same, by way of comparison, as the city of Quimper in Finistère—Weimar is inextricably linked to the eponymous republic. The Weimar Republic was the name given to Germany’s political system after World War I, from 1919 to 1933. Prior to that, Weimar was the capital of the Duchy of Saxe-Weimar, and later that of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.
What to see in Weimar?
Today, the city of Weimar is a cultural, academic, and tourist hub. Its Gothic and Baroque church, known as the Herderkirche, attracts many tourists, as does its ducal palace, which was rebuilt under the direction of Goethe. During a language study trip to Weimar, Germany, be sure not to miss the Wittum Palace, a Baroque monument, as well as the Schiller and Franz Liszt house-museums, not to mention the Herder Museum!