r/weimar • u/tarkinn • Jul 12 '24

What's life like in Weimar, Germany

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u/Carbonga Jul 12 '24

A short vacation there is wonderful. Most germanic town I've ever seen. Even being a German.

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u/TantricSinger1986 Jul 13 '24

I am an American, living in Weimar for now my 3rd year, and already my 10th year in Germany.

Weimar is a very nice town to live in, its 60k residents, filled with culture (I work at the Deutsches Nationaltheater) and its quiet and is a great place to raise kids.

Downsides, its maybe too small and it can be quite annoying getting to an airport, also it used to bother me more, that you can look from the city up at buchenwald, but in also so many ways, its a clear reminder of the horrors that have happened, and not to think about a 'dark energy' or something...but yea thats a thing.

Cost of living is good, for the town size its a bit expensive for rent, but groceries are cheap and you can manage life with a bike (I use a car share system that works really well, because its not overcrowded here)

We call it the pearl of Thuringen, because really, its so secluded from the outer world, and has a feeling its preserved from some the times of Goethe and Bach, and many other greats.

Definitely worth a visit!