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Article: Magdeburg
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Magdeburg , city (1994 pop. 270,546), capital of Saxony-Anhalt, central Germany, on the Elbe River. It is a large inland port, an industrial center, and a rail and road junction. Manufactures include metal products, textiles, and chemicals. The city is a food processing center, primarily in sugar refining and flour milling. There are lignite and potash mines nearby. Known in 805, Magdeburg became, under Emperor Otto I, an outpost for the colonization of the Wendish territories. In 968 it was made an archiepiscopal see. The archbishops of Magdeburg ruled a large territory as princes of the Holy Roman Empire. The city of Magdeburg obtained from them (13th cent.) a charter that was the model ...
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Article: University of Magdeburg reports research in physical ...
Chemicals & Chemistry;
September 26, 2008 ;
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... ... microscopy (FF-TEM)," scientists in Magdeburg, Germany report. "The results show ... Gao and colleagues, University of Magdeburg. The researchers concluded: "These ... information, contact A. Voigt, University of Magdeburg, Institute Chemical, University of ...
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