Editing Weimar (section)

=== Topography ===
Weimar is situated within the valley of the Ilm river, a tributary of the [[Saale]] river on the southern border of the [[Thuringian Basin]], a fertile agricultural area between the [[Harz]] mountains {{cvt|70|km}} to the north and the [[Thuringian Forest]] {{cvt|50|km}} to the southwest. The municipal terrain is hilly; the height of the city centre in the Ilm valley is approximately 200 m of elevation. To the north, the terrain rises to [[Ettersberg]], the city's backyard mountain, 482 m in height. The range of hills in the south of Weimar rises up to 370 m and is part of the Ilm Saale Plate [[Muschelkalk]] formation. The eastern, central and western parts of the municipal territory are in agricultural use, whereas the Ettersberg and some southern areas are wooded.