Place:Weimar, Colorado, Texas, United States

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NameWeimar
TypeCity
Coordinates29.702°N 96.78°W
Located inColorado, Texas, United States
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Weimar ( or, by many non-locals) is a city in Colorado County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,076 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Texas- German belt region and was founded and named by German emigrants after the Weimar Republic.

In 1873 the town was founded in anticipation that the Galveston, Harrisburg, & San Antonio Railroad was going to build through the site. It was originally named "Jackson" after D.W. Jackson, a native Georgian and landowner, but subsequently was called "Weimar" in tribute to the German city of Weimar.

Located on Interstate 10 and US 90 between San Antonio, Austin, and Houston, Weimar is a small community of predominantly Czech and German descendants.

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