Free State of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Free State of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach Freistaat Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach | |||||||||
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| 1918–1920 | |||||||||
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Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach within the German Empire | |||||||||
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (6 main regions, in dark green) within the Thuringian States | |||||||||
| Capital | Weimar 50°58′52″N 11°19′46″E / 50.98111°N 11.32944°E | ||||||||
| Government | Republic | ||||||||
| Historical era | Interwar period | ||||||||
| 1918 | |||||||||
• Merged into Thuringia | 1920 | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| 1919 | 3,610 km2 (1,390 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1919 | 429,831 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Germany | ||||||||
The Free State of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (German: Freistaat Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach) was a small, short-lived (1918–1920) central German state during the early years of the Weimar Republic. It was formed following the dissolution of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar Eisenach during the German revolution of 1918–1919. After Grand Duke William Ernest abdicated, Saxe-Weimar Eisenach transitioned peacefully into a republic. It became part of Thuringia when it was created on 1 May 1920.