HERITAGE RECORD · 846

Classical Weimar

古典魏玛

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

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.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ467763 ↗

Administrative areaQ3955

WikipediaClassical Weimar (World Heritage Site) ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(iii)A unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or civilisation.

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