Editing Weimar (section)

== Economy and infrastructure ==
===Agriculture, industry and services ===
The area around Weimar is relatively fertile and 48% of the municipal surface are used for agricultural production. Most common agricultures are cereals, [[maize]] and [[rapeseed]], while famous agricultural products from the Weimar region are potatoes (especially from [[Heichelheim]], {{cvt|7|km}} to the north) for dishes with [[:de:Thüringer Klöße|Thuringian dumpling]]s ([[Knödel]] from potatoes), onions (from [[Heldrungen]] and [[Oldisleben]], {{cvt|45|km}} to the north), which are sold at Weimar Onion Market in October, and [[Saale-Unstrut]] wine from [[Bad Sulza]], {{cvt|25|km}} to the north-east.

Industry has never been dominant in Weimar, nevertheless there were several big factories from different sectors until 1990. After reunification, nearly all factories got closed, either because they failed the adoption of free market economy or because the German government sold them to west German businessmen who closed them to avoid competition to their own enterprises.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}} On the other hand, the federal government started early in the 1990s to subsidize the foundation of new companies, but it took long time before the economic situation got stabilized around 2006. Since this time, unemployment decreased and overall, new jobs develop. Today, there are many small and medium-sized companies in Weimar with electro-technics and engineering in focus. Nevertheless, settlement of new factories isn't much in focus of the local government, because it concentrates itself on developing tourism and services.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}} The biggest companies with production in Weimar are [[Bayer]] (pharmaceutical factory), [[The Coca-Cola Company|Coca-Cola]] (beverages) and [[Hydrema]] (dump truck factory). A new big commercial zone was established in the 1990s in the neighbouring municipality of [[Nohra]] with focus on logistics and distribution.

Due to its tradition as a capital, Weimar is a centre of governmental services to date. Furthermore, creative branches like media, advertising, architecture and design are important for Weimar's economy. The most important sector is tourism with 3,500 hotel beds, 350,000 visitors and 650,000 overnight stays in hotels in 2012 and a large number of German one-day visitors. Other services like retail, trade fairs and specialized hospitals are more brought by the near neighbour cities Erfurt and Jena with their infrastructure.

===Transport===
==== By rail ====
[[File:Weimar Bahnhof.jpg|thumb|[[Weimar station|Weimar Railway Station]]]]
Weimar is connected by the [[Thuringian Railway]] to [[Leipzig]] in the east and to [[Frankfurt]]/[[Kassel]] in the west. Furthermore, there are some regional railways to [[Gera]] via [[Jena]] and to [[Kranichfeld]] via [[Bad Berka]]. Today, there are long-distance trains to Frankfurt via [[Erfurt]] and [[Fulda]] and to [[Dresden]] via Leipzig and regional trains to [[Göttingen]] and [[Eisenach]] via Erfurt, to [[Halle (Saale)|Halle]] via [[Naumburg (Saale)|Naumburg]], to [[Altenburg]], [[Glauchau]], [[Zwickau]] and [[Greiz]] via [[Jena]] and [[Gera]] and to Kranichfeld. After the new [[Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway]] was opened in 2015, Weimar was disconnected from the German long-distance train network. However the regional train service are augmented to connect Weimar with [[Intercity-Express|ICE]]-stops in Erfurt, Halle and Leipzig.

In freight transport exists an [[Intermodal freight transport|intermodal]] terminal in Vieselbach ''(Güterverkehrszentrum/GVZ)'' with connection to rail and Autobahn, {{cvt|15|km}} west of Weimar.

==== By road ====
Weimar is located at the [[Bundesautobahn 4]] ([[Frankfurt]]–[[Dresden]]). Furthermore, there are two federal roads to Erfurt and Jena ([[Bundesstraße 7]]) and to [[Rudolstadt]] and [[Kölleda]] ([[Bundesstraße 85]]) as well as some regional roads to [[Sömmerda]], [[Oßmannstedt]] and [[Magdala]]. A bypass road around Weimar was built in the 2000s in the north and west; the eastern and southern continuation are in discussion, but not in definite planning because of some difficulties in routing.

==== By aviation ====
The [[Erfurt-Weimar Airport]] lies approximately {{cvt|30|km}} west of Weimar. It was largely extended in the 1990s, but the anticipated rise in passengers did not occur so that there is only rare air traffic, mostly to Mediterranean holiday regions. Other flights are carried out via [[Frankfurt Airport]], which can be reached in 3 hours, and via [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport]], which is also about 3 hours away.

==== By bike ====
Biking is becoming more popular since the construction of quality cycle tracks began in the 1990s. For tourism, there are the ''Ilm track'' and the ''Thuringian city string track (Radweg Thüringer Städtekette)''. Both connect points of tourist interest, the first along the [[Ilm (Thuringia)|Ilm]] valley from the [[Thuringian Forest]] to the [[Saale]] river and the second close to medieval [[Via Regia]] from [[Eisenach]] via [[Gotha]], [[Erfurt]], Weimar, and [[Jena]] to [[Altenburg]]. Additionally, there are themed routes like the Goethe cycle track and the Feininger cycle track. For inner city everyday traffic, some cycle lanes exist along several main streets. Bike rental is offered in the city centre.

==== Bus service ====
For a small city, Weimar is well served by city bus routes, which also serve all of the surrounding towns and villages. An hourly bus route serves the Buchenwald Memorial and [[Classic car|oldtimer]] buses operate in the city's historical centre. All bus routes are connected at Goethe Square in the city centre, and many also serve the main railway station. [[Tram]]s served the city from 1899 to 1937. [[Trolleybus]] service started in 1948 and was discontinued in 1993.<ref name="murray">{{cite book |last=Murray |first=Alan |title=World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia |year=2000 |page=69 |publisher=Trolleybooks |location=Yateley, Hampshire, UK |isbn=0-904235-18-1}}</ref>

===Education===
[[File:Bauhaus University Weimar 03.JPG|thumb|University's main building]]
After the reunification, the educational system was realigned. Some academies were combined into the new [[Bauhaus University, Weimar|Bauhaus University]], founded in 1996 with approximately 4,200 students and focus on architecture, design and media. The [[Hochschule für Musik "Franz Liszt", Weimar|Liszt School of Music]] is a university focussed on music and music education founded in 1872 with 850 students today. Furthermore, there are three regular [[Gymnasium (Germany)|Gymnasiums]], the ''Musikgymnasium Schloss Belvedere'', an elite boarding school with focus on music, and the Thuringia International School with an international (and foreign language) curriculum.

The most important archives in Weimar are the ''Goethe- und Schiller-Archiv'' (member of UNESCO [[Memory of the World Programme]]) with focus on German literary history and the Thuringia Main State Archive with governmental documents from last 500 years. The [[Duchess Anna Amalia Library]] hosts books and documents of German literary and cultural history.