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Wittenberg (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 51 53 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 51.8833 decimal degrees |
| Long: 012 39 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 12.6500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Elbe river; was medieval center; is famed as birthplace of Reformation, where Martin Luther nailed Theses to door of church in 1517; declined after Dresden replaced Wittenberg as capital of Saxony in 1547; went to Prussia in 1815. |
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| Wittenberg (preferred,C,V)
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| Albiorium (H,O)
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| Wittenberga (H,O)
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| Calegia (H,O)
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| Albiburgum (H,O)
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| Leucorea (H,O)
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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first documented in 1180, chartered in 1293 |
| city (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| university center (C) |
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founded by elector Frederick the Wise in 1502, absorbed by Univesity of Halle in 1817 |
| religious center (H) |
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was first base of Protestant Reformation, first Lutheran Bible was printed here in 1534 |
| noble seat (H) |
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of dukes & electors of Saxe-Wittenberg, until 1547, when electorate passed from Ernestine to Albertine line of Wettins |
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