WEIMAR, the capital of the grand-duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, is situated in 51* N. lat., 11° 20' E. long., on the Um, and on the rail way from Halle to Eisenach, from which towns it is distant 53 and 49 miles respectively, and has about 10,000 inhabitants. It stands in a pleasant valley, with a wooded mountain to the north and low hills to the south and east. The river, over which there are two bridges, winds along the south side of the town. Weimar is illustrious in the annals of German literature by the names of Gibe, Herder, Schiller, Wieland, Kotzebue, and others. It is an open town with irregular streets ; there aro however many agreeable houses, but the general appearance is plain and rather antique. Tho palace is beautifully situated, and the interior is fitted up with great elegance and taste. The adjoining park would be an ornament to any city. The chief public buildings are the workhouse, the hospital, the library, the mews, and two churches. Tho houses of Gotha and Schiller are shown to the public. The Court Theatre was built in 1825, and, under the management of Gotha and Schiller, greatly contributed to improve the public taste. The grand-ducal library contains above
130,000 volumes, besides manuscripts, copperplates, and drawings. The principal church deserves notice as containing the sepulchres of the grand-ducal family, and being adorned with several fine paintings by Lucite Kmnach. A colossal bronzo statue of Herder was erected In the cathedral square, August 25, 1850. Weimar has a gymnasium, a training school, a house of correction, an orphan asylum, and a benevolent ladies' institution for the instruction of girls in female work. Falk's establishment for destitute children was converted by the grandaloke, in 1829, into a public school for education by the name of Falk's Institution. The manufactures are of small import ance: the inhabitants derive their chief support from the residence of the court, The chief articles of trade are broadcloth, linen, leather, room-paper, books, maps, colonial produce, &c. A fine avenue connects the town with the mansion and park of Belvedere, about two miles and a half from Weimar.