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815:21,953
807:22,528
799:22,874
791:23,305
783:23,570
775:23,420
767:23,888
745:25,086
737:26,229
729:31,279
721:34,541
713:30,504
705:27,247
697:27,938
689:19,300
681:18,925
673:17,649
626:in 1990
584:History
491:Zwickau
483:Meerane
471:Zwickau
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241:Germany
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525:, and
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