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  2. Elbe - Wikipedia

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    The Elbe (German: ⓘ; Czech: Labe ⓘ; Low German: Ilv or Elv; Upper and Lower Sorbian: Łobjo, pronounced) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe.It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Republic), then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 kilometres (68 miles) northwest of Hamburg.

  3. List of universities in Germany - Wikipedia

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    Highest ranked universities in Germany include some research oriented universities for MS, MBA, medical and engineering. [ 2 ] The list does not, however, cover the German Fachhochschulen (University of Applied Sciences ) or institutions that cover only certain disciplines such as business studies , fine arts , or engineering .

  4. Leuphana University of Lüneburg - Wikipedia

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    Leuphana University is one of the few universities in Europe to offer a liberal arts programme with their bachelor's programme Studium Individuale. The university is designated as a "foundation under public law". The name Leuphana is derived from an ancient settlement on the Elbe that was mentioned in a 2nd-century geographical world atlas by ...

  5. Wittenberg - Wikipedia

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    Wittenberg, [a] officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is the fourth-largest town in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, in the Federal Republic of Germany.It is situated on the River Elbe, 60 kilometers (37 mi) north of Leipzig and 90 kilometers (56 mi) south-west of the reunified German federal capital city of Berlin, and has a population of 46,008 (2018).

  6. Freiburg, Lower Saxony - Wikipedia

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    Freiburg on the Elbe (in High German, officially Freiburg an der Elbe; short: Freiburg/Elbe, [2] Freiborg/Elv (in Low German), or Freiborg (in Low Saxon) is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany.

  7. Geography and urban development of Dresden - Wikipedia

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    The Elbe valley basin is a part of the Saxon Elbe Landscape. The highest point of Dresden is the Triebenberg, at about 384 metres above sea level. With a pleasant location and a mild climate on the Elbe, as well as Mediterranean architecture, Dresden was given the sobriquet "Elbflorenz" ("Florence of the Elbe").

  8. TU Dresden - Wikipedia

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    TU Dresden (for German: Technische Universität Dresden, abbreviated as TUD), also as the Dresden University of Technology, [a] is a public research university in Dresden, Germany. It is the largest institute of higher education in the city of Dresden, the largest university in Saxony and one of the 10 largest universities in Germany with ...

  9. Dresden Academy of Fine Arts - Wikipedia

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    On the side of the building facing the Elbe, the names of Pheidias, Iktinos, Praxiteles, Polykleitos, Lysippos, Erwin von Steinbach, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael and Dürer are inscribed on the wall and on the other side the motto "DEM VATERLAND ZU ZIER UND EHR" - "For the Honour and Adornment of the Fatherland" - is inscribed.