Editing Weimar (section)

===Agriculture, industry and services ===
The area around Weimar is relatively fertile and 48% of the municipal surface are used for agricultural production. Most common agricultures are cereals, [[maize]] and [[rapeseed]], while famous agricultural products from the Weimar region are potatoes (especially from [[Heichelheim]], {{cvt|7|km}} to the north) for dishes with [[:de:Thüringer Klöße|Thuringian dumpling]]s ([[Knödel]] from potatoes), onions (from [[Heldrungen]] and [[Oldisleben]], {{cvt|45|km}} to the north), which are sold at Weimar Onion Market in October, and [[Saale-Unstrut]] wine from [[Bad Sulza]], {{cvt|25|km}} to the north-east.

Industry has never been dominant in Weimar, nevertheless there were several big factories from different sectors until 1990. After reunification, nearly all factories got closed, either because they failed the adoption of free market economy or because the German government sold them to west German businessmen who closed them to avoid competition to their own enterprises.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}} On the other hand, the federal government started early in the 1990s to subsidize the foundation of new companies, but it took long time before the economic situation got stabilized around 2006. Since this time, unemployment decreased and overall, new jobs develop. Today, there are many small and medium-sized companies in Weimar with electro-technics and engineering in focus. Nevertheless, settlement of new factories isn't much in focus of the local government, because it concentrates itself on developing tourism and services.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}} The biggest companies with production in Weimar are [[Bayer]] (pharmaceutical factory), [[The Coca-Cola Company|Coca-Cola]] (beverages) and [[Hydrema]] (dump truck factory). A new big commercial zone was established in the 1990s in the neighbouring municipality of [[Nohra]] with focus on logistics and distribution.

Due to its tradition as a capital, Weimar is a centre of governmental services to date. Furthermore, creative branches like media, advertising, architecture and design are important for Weimar's economy. The most important sector is tourism with 3,500 hotel beds, 350,000 visitors and 650,000 overnight stays in hotels in 2012 and a large number of German one-day visitors. Other services like retail, trade fairs and specialized hospitals are more brought by the near neighbour cities Erfurt and Jena with their infrastructure.