Weimar

city in the federal state of Thuringia, Germany

8 dated entries naming Weimar, drawn from 8 separate years between 1039 CE and 1925 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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11th century

  • 1039April 16 – William III, count of Weimar and Eichsfeldsource
  • 1062William IV, count of Weimar and Orlamündesource

17th century

  • 1617August 24 – The "Fruitbearing Society" (Die Fruchtbringende Gesellschaft) of German scholars is founded in Weimar.source

18th century

  • 1708Johann Sebastian Bach is appointed as chamber musician and organist, at the court in Weimar.source

19th century

  • 1804March 17 – Friedrich Schiller's play Wilhelm Tell is first performed at Weimar, under the direction of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.source
  • 1850August 28 – Richard Wagner's romantic opera Lohengrin (including the Bridal Chorus) premieres under the direction of Franz Liszt, in Weimar.source

20th century

  • 1919April 25 – The Bauhaus architectural and design movement is founded in Weimar, Germany.source
  • 1925March 31 – The Bauhaus closes in Weimar and moves to a building in Dessau designed by Walter Gropius.source

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