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  2. Magdeburg - Wikipedia

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    Magdeburg (German: [ˈmakdəbʊʁk] ⓘ; Low German: [ˈmaˑɪdebɔɐ̯x]) is the capital of the German state Saxony-Anhalt.The city is on the Elbe river. [3]Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg, was buried in the city's cathedral after his death. [3]

  3. Timeline of Magdeburg - Wikipedia

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    The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Magdeburg, Germany. ... List of heritage sites in Magdeburg History of Saxony-Anhalt;

  4. Duchy of Magdeburg - Wikipedia

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    The Duchy of Magdeburg (German: Herzogtum Magdeburg) was a province of the Margraviate of Brandenburg from 1680 to 1701 and a province of the German Kingdom of Prussia from 1701 to 1807. It replaced the Archbishopric of Magdeburg after its secularization by Brandenburg, giving to the Elector another influential seat to the Reichstag ’s ...

  5. Category:History of Magdeburg - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "History of Magdeburg" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  6. Sack of Magdeburg - Wikipedia

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    The sack of Magdeburg, also called Magdeburg's Wedding (German: Magdeburger Hochzeit) or Magdeburg's Sacrifice (Magdeburgs Opfergang), was the destruction of the Protestant city of Magdeburg on 20 May 1631 by the Imperial Army and the forces of the Catholic League, resulting in the deaths of around 20,000, including both defenders and non-combatants.

  7. Magdeburg (region) - Wikipedia

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    Map of the Magdeburg region c. 1820.. The region was formed in 1815 as a subdivision of the Kingdom of Prussia's Province of Saxony.In 1944 it was briefly separated as a province in its own right – the Province of Magdeburg – before becoming part of post-war Saxony-Anhalt within the Soviet occupation zone after World War II and then East Germany in 1949.

  8. Province of Magdeburg - Wikipedia

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    The provincial capital was Magdeburg. The province was created on 1 July 1944 out of Regierungsbezirk Magdeburg, a government region from the former Province of Saxony. [1] The province was occupied by American troops after the conquest of Magdeburg in April 1945 during World War II.

  9. History of Saxony - Wikipedia

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    The Kingdom of Saxony was the fifth state of the German Empire in area and third in population; in 1905 the average population per square mile was 778.8. Saxony was the most densely peopled state of the empire, and indeed of all Europe; the reason was the very large immigration on account of the development of manufactures.