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Weimar

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political
Description
Located on Ilm river; was medieval center; ruled by counts of Weimar-Orlamünde from 1247, by Saxon House of Wettin from 1372; thrived as intellectual center of Germany from the late 18th century; was badly damaged in WW II.
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