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Magdeburg

Also known as

Děvín
Dźěwin
Kebon Raja Magdeburg
Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg
Maagdenburg
Maagdenburg

Image illustrating Magdeburg — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Magdeburgsee Wikimedia Commons

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in countryGermany1949 CE
in countryHoly Roman Empire962 CE
birthplace ofAleksandr Bondar1967 CE
birthplace ofAlexandra Mehnert1974 CE
birthplace ofAnja Althaus1982 CE
birthplace ofBärbel Broschat1957 CE
birthplace ofBenjamin Girth1992 CE
in country · located inBrandenburg-Prussia1618 CE
place of death ofChristoph Treutmann1670s CE
place of death ofCollin Walcott1945 CE
place of death ofEduard Ausfeld1850 CE

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