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506:Ring Cycle
429:BĂĽrgeroper
405:See also:
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291:1678-01-02
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195:53°33′24″N
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1324:Education
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1257:Elections
1029:7 January
731:Intendant
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383:Intendant
317:Architect
299:Renovated
198:9°59′20″E
179:, Germany
1454:Theatres
1439:Churches
1339:Theatres
1294:Timeline
969:Die Welt
938:Die Welt
882:Die Zeit
810:See also
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170:Location
1459:Castles
1449:Museums
1386:Bridges
1376:Airport
1354:Economy
1344:Cuisine
1334:Museums
1319:Dialect
1286:culture
1282:History
1110:of the
1106:in the
401:History
375:Hamburg
342:Website
312:1953–55
310:1826–27
307:Rebuilt
302:2002–05
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1003:9 June
562:JenĹŻfa
555:, and
511:Wagner
486:Egmont
284:Opened
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274:Built
264:1,690
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1381:Port
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1262:Flag
1079:2023
1053:2023
1031:2018
1005:2014
977:2017
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920:2017
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438:Nero
413:1678
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