106 years ago today, February 6, 1919 (January 6, 1919 in the lunar calendar), the Weimar Republic of Germany was established. Weimar Conference Site On February 6, 1919, Germany established the Weimar Republic, hoping to write a new page in its history. Parliamentarians attending the rally left the chaotic city of Berlin to gather in Weimar. Weimar is the cultural center and the hometown of Goethe and Schiller. Parliamentarians elected Friedrich Abbott as President of the New Republic. Philip Sheiman is expected to be nominated as prime minister. This rally also exchanged information with the Austrian rally. Both parliaments expressed the hope that German Austria would soon unite with Germany again.