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Günzburg is a Große Kreisstadt and capital of the district of Günzburg in Swabia, Bavaria. This district was constituted in 1972 by combining the city of Günzburg—which had not previously been assigned to a Kreis (district)—with the district of...
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Niesky (-German, Sorbian/Polish: Niska) is a small town in Upper Lusatia in eastern the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It has a population of about 11,000 and is part of the district of Görlitz.
The town was founded in 1742 by Bohemian immigrants....
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| x Heidenheim |
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Heidenheim an der Brenz (short: Heidenheim) is a city in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located on the border with Bavaria, approximately 17 km south of Aalen and 33 km north of Ulm. Heidenheim is the largest city, the seat of...
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| x Bad Dürkheim |
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Bad Dürkheim is a town on the German Wine Route in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, capital of the eponymous district. It is located on the eastern edge of the Palatinate forest, approximately 25 km to the west of Ludwigshafen.
The main industry of...
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| x Lörrach |
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Lörrach is a city in southwest Germany, in the valley of the Wiese, close to the French and the Swiss border. It is the capital of the district Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg. The biggest industry is the chocolate factory Milka. The city had a...
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| x Würzburg |
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Würzburg (German pronunciation: [ˈvʏɐ̯tsbʊɐ̯k]) is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. Located on the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. The regional dialect is...
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| x Rotenburg an der Wümme |
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Rotenburg an der Wümme (until 1969: Rotenburg in Hannover) is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Rotenburg.
Rotenburg is situated at the Wümme river, which in turn lies between the rivers Elbe and Weser at about...
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| x Kitzingen |
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Kitzingen is a town in the German state of Bavaria, capital of the district Kitzingen. It is part of Franconia geographical region and has around 21,000 inhabitants.
Surrounded by vineyards, Kitzingen County is the largest wine producer in Bavaria....
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| x Ebersberg |
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Ebersberg is the district seat of the like-named Landkreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Oberbayern, southern Germany. The Ebersberger Forst (forest) is one of Germany’s biggest continuous woodlands.
Neighbouring communities are Grafing bei München,...
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| x Kleve |
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Kleve, traditionally known in English as Cleves, Clèves in French, Kleef in Dutch, is a city in the northwest of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, near the Dutch border and the River Rhine. Today it belongs to and is the capital of the district of...
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| x Meschede |
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Meschede is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the district Hochsauerlandkreis.
Meschede is situated in the Ruhr valley, near to the Hennesee, south of the nature-park Arnsberger Wald....
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| x Limburg an der Lahn |
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Limburg an der Lahn (officially: Limburg a. d. Lahn) is the district seat of Limburg-Weilburg in Hesse, Germany.
Limburg lies in western Hesse between the Taunus and the Westerwald on the river Lahn.
The town lies roughly centrally in a basin within...
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| x Bad Oldesloe |
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Bad Oldesloe is a town located in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is the capital of the Kreis Stormarn (district).
The area has been inhabited since mesolithic times. The flint tools found here from that era (6,000 - 4,500 B.C.)...
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| x Weilheim in Oberbayern |
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Weilheim in Oberbayern (German: Weilheim i.Ob.) is a town in Germany, the capital of the district Weilheim-Schongau in the south of Bavaria.
Weilheim has an old city-wall, historic houses and a museum.
The aeroclub Weilheim-Peißenberg flying at...
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| x Bad Homburg |
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Bad Homburg vor der Höhe is the district town of the Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse, Germany, on the southern slope of the Taunus, bordering among others Frankfurt am Main and Oberursel. The town's formal name is Bad Homburg vor der Höhe (translated as "Bad...
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| x Kronach |
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Kronach is a town in Oberfranken, Bavaria, Germany, located in the Frankenwald area. It is the capital of the district Kronach.
Kronach is the birthtown of Lucas Cranach the Elder and Maximilian von Welsch, as well as Johann Kaspar Zeuss and Josef...
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| x Bad Kreuznach |
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Bad Kreuznach is the capital of the district of Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is located on the Nahe river, a tributary of the Rhine. The town and the surrounding areas are renowned both nationally and internationally for their...
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| x Esslingen am Neckar |
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Esslingen am Neckar is a city in the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany, capital of the District of Esslingen as well as the largest city in the district.
It is located on the Neckar River, about 14 km southeast of Stuttgart...
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| x Freiburg |
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Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Located in the extreme south-west of the country, Freiburg straddles the Dreisam river, at the foot of the Schlossberg. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Breisgau region...
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| x Schweinfurt |
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Schweinfurt (German for Swine ford) is a city in the Lower Franconia region of Bavaria in Germany on the right bank of the canalized Main, which is here spanned by several bridges, 27 km northeast of Würzburg.
The city is first documented in the...
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Meissen (in German orthography: Meißen; Sorbian: Mišno; Latin: Misena, Misnia, Misnensium) is a town of approximately 30,000 about 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Dresden on both banks of the Elbe river in the Free State of Saxony, in eastern Germany....
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| x Erbach im Odenwald |
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Erbach is the district seat of the Odenwaldkreis (district) in Hesse, Germany.
The town lies in the Odenwald at elevations between 200 and 560 m in the valley of the Mümling.
Erbach borders in the north on the town of Michelstadt, in the east on the...
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| x Landsberg am Lech |
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Landsberg am Lech is a town in southwest Bavaria, Germany, about 65 kilometers west of Munich and 35 kilometers south of Augsburg. It is the capital of the district of Landsberg am Lech.
The town is noted for its prison where Adolf Hitler was...
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| x Heppenheim |
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Heppenheim (Bergstraße) is the seat of Bergstraße district in Hesse, Germany, lying on the Bergstraße on the edge of the Odenwald.
The town is romantically set on gentle vineyards below the mediaeval Starkenburg (castle). Defining for the townscape,...
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| x Trier |
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Trier (German pronunciation: [ˈtʁiːɐ]; French: Trèves; Luxembourgish: Tréier; Latin: Augusta Treverorum; the Latin adjective associated with Trier is Treverensis) is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle River. It is the oldest city in...
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| x Rosenheim |
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Rosenheim is a town in Bavaria (Germany) at the confluence of the rivers Inn and Mangfall. It is seat of administration of the district of Rosenheim, but is not a part of it.
The population of the town proper is approximately 60,000 inhabitants with...
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| x Heinsberg |
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Heinsberg is the capital of the district Heinsberg, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated near the border with the Netherlands, on the river Wurm, approx. 20 km north-east of Sittard and 30 km south-west of Mönchengladbach.
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| x Mühldorf |
Mühldorf is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and the capital of the district Mühldorf on the river Inn. It is located at 48°14′30″N 12°31′30″E / 48.24167°N 12.525°E / 48.24167; 12.525, and had a population of about 17,808 in 2005.
During World War II,...
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| x Anklam |
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Anklam is a town in the Western Pomerania region of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the banks of the Peene river, just 8 km from its mouth in the Kleines Haff, the western part of the Szczecin Lagoon. Anklam has a population of 14...
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| x Marburg |
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Marburg is a city in Hessen, Germany, on the River Lahn. It is the main town of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district. Its population is 78,701, and its geographical position is 50°48′36″N 8°46′15″E / 50.81°N 8.77083°E / 50.81; 8.77083.
Like many...
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| x Soest |
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Soest (German pronunciation: [ˈzoːst] ( listen), as if it were 'Sohst') is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the Soest district. After Lippstadt, a neighbouring town, Soest is the second biggest town in its district....
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| x Tauberbischofsheim |
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Tauberbischofsheim is a German town in the north-east of Baden-Württemberg on the river Tauber with a population of about 13,000. It is the capital of the Main-Tauber district.
The town was first mentioned in a biography of Saint Lioba in 836. It...
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| x Bergheim |
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Bergheim is a German city 20 km west of Cologne and the capital of the Rhein-Erft-Kreis. The city's Niederaußem district is one of the most important suppliers for energy from lignites in Europe.
Bergheim is appropriate about for 20 km air line to...
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| x Rastatt |
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Rastatt is a city in the District of Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the Murg river, 6 km (4 miles) above its junction with the Rhine and has a population of over 47,000 (2003). The town is twinned with Woking, England.
Until...
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| x Lauf an der Pegnitz |
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Lauf an der Pegnitz is a municipality near Nuremberg, Germany. It is the capital of the district Nürnberger Land, in Bavaria.
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| x Paderborn |
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Paderborn (German pronunciation: [paːdɐˈbɔʁn]) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn district. The name of the city derives from the river Pader, which originates in more than 200 springs near Paderborn Cathedral,...
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Werdau is a town in Germany, part of the Landkreis Zwickau in the administrative region of Chemnitz, the Free State of Saxony. It is situated on the river Pleiße, 8 km from Zwickau.
In 1905, the city held a contest for the design of a new town hall ...
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| x Wittmund |
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Wittmund is a town and the capital of the district Wittmund, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
A public viewing is organized each year at the German Luftwaffe.
Wittmund is twinned with:
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| x Korbach |
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Korbach is the district seat of Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse, Germany. It is over a thousand years old and a former Hanseatic town. It is located on the German Framework Road.
Korbach lies at the northeast edge of the Rhenish Slate...
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| x Prenzlau |
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Prenzlau is a city in the Uckermark District of Brandenburg, Germany. Its population is about 21,000 (2005).
Prenzlau is twinned with:
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| x Leer |
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Leer is a town in the district of Leer, the northwestern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the river Ems, on the border with the Netherlands.
It has a railway and autobahn connection to Groningen, Netherlands, Emden, Bremen and the...
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| x Pforzheim |
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Pforzheim is a town of nearly 119,000 inhabitants in the state of Baden-Württemberg, southwest Germany at the gate to the Black Forest. It is world-famous for its jewelry and watch-making industry. Because of that it gained the nickname "Goldstadt"...
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| x Sankt Wendel |
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St. Wendel is a municipality in northeastern Saarland. It is situated on the river Blies 36 km northeast of Saarbrücken, the capital of Saarland, and is named after Saint Wendelin of Trier.
St. Wendel is situated on the river Blies west of the...
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| x Jever |
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Jever (German pronunciation: [ˈjeːfɐ]; the pronunciation [ˈjeːvɐ] is often heard from non-locals) is the capital of the district of Friesland in Lower Saxony, Germany. The name Jever is usually associated with a major brand of beer which is produced...
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| x Waldshut-Tiengen |
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Waldshut-Tiengen is a city in southwestern Baden-Württemberg right at the Swiss border. It is the district seat and at the same time the biggest city in Waldshut district and a "middle centre" in the area of the "high centre" Lörrach/Weil am Rhein...
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| x Marktoberdorf |
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Marktoberdorf is the capital of the Bavarian district of Ostallgäu in the Regierungsbezirk of Swabia.
Marktoberdorf is near Kempten, Füssen, known for the castle Neuschwanstein, Bad Wörishofen, and Schongau. The nearest larger city is Kaufbeuren,...
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| x Pinneberg |
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Pinneberg (German pronunciation: [ˈpɪnəbɛʁk]) is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, capital of the district Pinneberg in Germany. The town has 42,301 inhabitants. Pinneberg is located 18 km northwest of Hamburg.
Near Pinneberg there is the transmission...
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| x Gifhorn |
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Gifhorn (German pronunciation: [ˈɡɪfhɔʁn]) is a town and capital of the district Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the Ise river and the Aller river, near the cities of Hannover, Celle, and Wolfsburg. Gifhorn is...
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Borna (German pronunciation: [ˈbɔɐ̯naː]) is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, capital of the Leipzig district. It is situated approx. 25 km southeast of Leipzig. It has approx. 22,500 inhabitants.
Borna as a town is more than 750 years...
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| x Ingelheim am Rhein |
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Ingelheim am Rhein is a town in the Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany on the Rhine’s west bank. The town calls itself the Rotweinstadt (“Red Wine Town”) and since 1996 it has been Mainz-Bingen’s district seat.
From the latter...
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| x Köthen |
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Köthen (help·info) is a city in Germany. It is the capital of the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld in Saxony-Anhalt, about 30 km north of Halle.
Köthen is the location of the main campus and the administrative center of the regional technical...
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Fulda (German pronunciation: [ˈfʊlda]) is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district (Kreis).
The Benedictine monastery of Fulda was founded in 744 by Saint Sturm, a disciple of...
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| x Itzehoe |
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Itzehoe (German pronunciation: [ɪtsəˈhoː]) is a town in Germany, in the Bundesland of Schleswig-Holstein, the capital of the district of Steinburg.
It is located on the Stör, a navigable tributary of the Elbe, 51 km northwest of Hamburg and 24 km...
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| x Reutlingen |
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Reutlingen is a city in southern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the capital of the eponymous district of Reutlingen. As of April 2008, it has a population of 109,828. Reutlingen has a university of applied sciences, which was founded in 1855,...
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| x Aue |
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Aue (German pronunciation: [ˈaʊ̯ə]) is a small town in Germany at the outlet of the river Schwarzwasser into the river Mulde in the Ore Mountains, and has roughly 18,000 inhabitants. Aue was the administrative seat of the former district of Aue...
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| x Halberstadt |
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Halberstadt is a town in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt and the capital of the district of Harz. It is located on the German Framework Road.
The town was severely damaged in World War II, but retains many important historic buildings and much of...
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| x Rottweil |
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Rottweil is a town in the south west of Germany and is the oldest town in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg. Located between the Black Forest and the Swabian Alb hills, Rottweil has about 25,000 inhabitants. The old town is famous for its...
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| x Burg bei Magdeburg |
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Burg bei Magdeburg is a town of about 23,000 on the Elbe-Havel-Canal in Germany, northeast of Magdeburg. It is situated around a former weir, the Sachsenschleusen ("Saxon Sluices"). It is the capital of the district of Jerichower Land in the state...
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Seelow is the capital of the German Märkisch-Oderland district of Brandenburg, Germany.
It is situated in the extreme east of Germany, 40 miles east of Berlin, 10 miles west of the boundary with Poland.
Seelow was the location of one of the last...
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Lübben (Spreewald) (Lower Sorbian: Lubin (Błota)) is a town of 14,800 people, capital of the Dahme-Spreewald district in the Lower Lusatia region of Brandenburg, Germany.
Districts of the town are:
The castle of Lubin in the March of Lusatia was...
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