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Germany / Central Europe

Weimar City Intelligence

Weimar is a city in Thuringia associated with the Weimar Classicism of Goethe and Schiller and the founding of the Bauhaus, with multiple UNESCO World Heritage designations. Weimar is a central europe city of about ~65K in Germany. On the composite city-intelligence score, Weimar sits at an early stage relative to the indexed set (56/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~65K
View of Weimar, Germany

Image credit: Image: Andreas Trepte / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5

Overall score

Use the Weimar profile to compare affordability, air quality, and energy alongside Leipzig, Dresden, and Frankfurt.

Overall56/100
Affordability57/100
Air quality62/100
Energy54/100

Overall city intelligence

Constrained

56/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Weimar data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Weimar city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score56/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living57/100Weimar's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality62/100Weimar's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy54/100Weimar's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety56/100Weimar's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed55/100Weimar's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk56/100Weimar's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience56/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety80/100
Low crime81/100
Personal safety82/100
Night safety78/100
Road safety77/100

Weimar ranks in the upper tier of our safety index (80/100), with strong personal-safety and low night-time indicators.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life83/100
Healthcare87/100
Education83/100
Green space100/100
Cleanliness85/100
Infrastructure86/100
Mobility65/100

Weimar has a very high quality-of-life estimate (83/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness84/100
Education83/100
Green space100/100
Overall safety80/100

Weimar scores very high for family living (84/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability71/100
Walkability78/100
Cycling71/100
Infrastructure86/100

Weimar is high for remote workers (71/100), based on connectivity, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability79/100
Healthcare87/100
Cleanliness85/100
Outdoor lifestyle64/100

Weimar is high for retirement (79/100), appealing for healthcare access and a clean environment.

Emergency and public safety in Weimar

Local public safety guidance for Weimar, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Verified
Germany emergency contacts
ServiceNumberNotes
European emergency11224/7112 reaches fire and ambulance dispatch nationwide.
Police11024/7
Fire and ambulance11224/7

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Weimar, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Germany emergency profile.

Public safety sources

Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Weimar

Healthcare context for Weimar, with national-level information from Germany where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Verified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Weimar, see the Germany healthcare profile.

Healthcare sources

Each entry above is attributed to an official government, public health, or recognised health-system publisher. Confirm current information directly with these sources.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Weimar

Local mobility context for Weimar, with national-level context from Germany where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Verified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Weimar, see the Germany transport profile.

Transport sources

Each entry above is attributed to an official transport authority, national operator, airport publisher, or government source. Confirm current information directly with these publishers.

Last verified: 2026-05-16

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Weimar. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Weimar

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Weimar will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Weimar air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution
  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Explore Weimar modules

City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.

Cost of Living in Weimar

Weimar's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Weimar

Weimar's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Weimar

Weimar's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Weimar

Weimar's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Weimar

Weimar's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Weimar

Weimar's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Weimar

Cost of living estimates for Weimar — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Weimar

Climate profile for Weimar — Humid Continental climate, annual average 7.6°C, comfort score 64/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Weimar

Economy and jobs profile for Weimar — industrial city, economy score 73/100, key industries including manufacturing, automotive, tourism. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Weimar

Education profile for Weimar — regional education center, education score 64/100, 4 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Visual guide to Weimar

Source-attributed visual context for Weimar using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.

Weekend trip planning guide for Weimar

Weekend trip planning checklist for Weimar — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.

Nearby weekend places from Weimar

Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.

Estimate a monthly budget for Weimar

Estimate a monthly budget for Weimar using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Weimar

Plan a trip budget for Weimar using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Weimar

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Weimar. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Jena, Germany

Same region · about 19 km from Weimar. Explore Jena's city intelligence profile.

Erfurt, Germany

Mountain cluster · about 21 km from Weimar. Explore Erfurt's city intelligence profile.

Halle, Germany

Same region · about 71 km from Weimar. Explore Halle's city intelligence profile.

Leipzig, Germany

Same region · about 83 km from Weimar. Explore Leipzig's city intelligence profile.

Chemnitz, Germany

Same region · about 112 km from Weimar. Explore Chemnitz's city intelligence profile.

Göttingen, Germany

Same region · about 115 km from Weimar. Explore Göttingen's city intelligence profile.

Bamberg, Germany

Same region · about 125 km from Weimar. Explore Bamberg's city intelligence profile.

Fulda, Germany

Same region · about 126 km from Weimar. Explore Fulda's city intelligence profile.

Magdeburg, Germany

Same region · about 130 km from Weimar. Explore Magdeburg's city intelligence profile.

Kassel, Germany

Same region · about 133 km from Weimar. Explore Kassel's city intelligence profile.

Related collections

Regional discovery collections that include Weimar — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.

Themed collections

Theme-first discovery collections that include Weimar — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.

Interpretation

Use the Weimar profile to compare affordability, air quality, and energy alongside Leipzig, Dresden, and Frankfurt. Its standout dimensions are air quality (62/100) and cost of living (57/100). The area most worth watching is energy (54/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Germany country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Weimar appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.