Beimar
| Beimarer Republik | |
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| Flag of Beimar | Coat of Arms |
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| Motto | Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit |
| Anthem | Das Lied der Deutschen |
| Capital and largest city | Beimar City |
| Languages - Official - Unofficial |
German, English, Spanish French |
| Government - President - List of GroBdeutsches Reich Chancellors |
Republic Beimarer Sozialist Partei Karl von Hindenberg (BSP) Eberhart Kedelberg (BSP) |
| Establishment | 1919 |
| Area - Total - % water |
84.86 km2 0% |
| Population - Total (2007) |
5,285,355 |
| GDP (FY2006/07) - Total (NSD) - GDP/capita (NSD) |
$29,319,894,000.00 $5,863.98 |
| National animal - English name |
Republik Adler Republican Eagle |
| National flower - English name |
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| National tree - English name |
Altes Kiefern Old Pine tree |
| Currency | Reichsmark |
| Time Zone | UTC +0100 / +0200 |
| Constitution | Constitution of the Beimarer Republik |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | /ˈvaɪ̯marər repuˈbliːk/ |
| International abbreviations - Sport - Government |
BRK BRK |
| Naval craft classification - Military - Civilian |
BRS BRS |
| Internet TLD | .beim |
| Calling code | +48 |
The Beimar Republic (German: Beimarer Republik, IPA: [ˈvaɪ̯marər repuˈbliːk]) is the common name for the republic that governed Germany from 1919 to 1933, and Beimar City from 1919 until now. This period of German history is often known as the Beimar period. The republic was named after the city of Beimar, where a national assembly convened to produce a new constitution after the Deutsches Empire was abolished following the nation's defeat in World War I.
This first attempt to establish a liberal democracy in Germany happened during a time of civil conflict, and failed with the ascent of Adolf Hiler and the Nazi Party in 1933. Although technically the 1919 constitution was not invalidated in the GroBdeutsches Reich until after World War II, the legal measures taken by the Nazi government in 1933 (commonly known as Gleichschaltung) destroyed the mechanisms of a typical democratic system, so 1933 is cited as the end of the Beimar Republic in GroBdeutsches Reich.
