Weimar

The Ilm River defines the setting of Weimar — its route through Park an der Ilm creates a green thread through a compact city shaped by German literature, theatre and modern design. Goethe’s Garden House stands in the park, recalling the decades Johann Wolfgang von Goethe spent here. At the German National Theatre, the National Assembly met in 1919, giving the Weimar Republic its familiar name. That same year Walter Gropius founded the Bauhaus in Weimar; its local sites form part of a UNESCO World Heritage listing. Browse additional webcams from the surrounding area to extend your view of Weimar and Thuringia.

Thuringia has served as a cultural crossroads within central Germany since the Middle Ages. Its varied terrain runs from the wooded ridges of the Thuringian Forest to the Saale valley in the east, with the long-distance Rennsteig trail following the forest’s crest. Erfurt, the state capital, preserves a historic centre marked by the cathedral and the Krämerbrücke, a bridge lined with inhabited buildings. Weimar is closely associated with Goethe and Schiller and with the Bauhaus movement, while Wartburg Castle near Eisenach recalls the region’s medieval past. Browse additional webcams from the surrounding area to extend your view of Thuringia.

Germany stretches from the North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts to the Alps on its southern border, encompassing northern plains, river valleys and forested uplands. The Rhine, Danube and Elbe have long connected its regions, while the Black Forest and Bavarian Alps give the south a more dramatic relief. Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate and Museum Island reflect the capital’s role in German history and culture. Cologne Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, rises above the Rhine, and the Bauhaus movement, founded in Weimar in 1919, transformed modern design far beyond Germany. Regional cooking, Christmas markets and brewing traditions bring further character to daily life. Browse additional webcams from the surrounding area to extend your view of Germany.