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Bad Reichenhall

(Encyclopedia)Bad Reichenhall bät rīˈkhənhäl [key] or Reichenhall, town, Bavaria, S central Germany, on ...

Bernburg

(Encyclopedia)Bernburg bĕrnˈbo͝ork [key], city, Saxony-Anhalt, E Germany, on the Saale River. It has imp...

military government

(Encyclopedia)military government, rule of enemy territory under military occupation. It is distinguished from martial law, which is the temporary rule by domestic armed forces over disturbed areas. The practices o...

Ruhr

(Encyclopedia)Ruhr ro͝or [key], region, c.1,300 sq mi (3,370 sq km), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany; a principal manufacturing center of Germany. The Ruhr lies along, and north of, the Ruhr River (145 mi/233 ...

Neandertal

(Encyclopedia)Neandertal or Neanderthal nāänˈdərtälˌ [key], small valley, W Germany, E of Düsseldorf. In 1856 remains of Neanderthal man were discovered there. ...

Moselle, department, France

(Encyclopedia)Moselle mōzĕlˈ [key], department (1990 pop. 1,011,400), NE France, bordering on Luxembourg and Germany. Metz is the capital. ...

Viersen

(Encyclopedia)Viersen fērˈzən [key], city (1994 pop. 77,224), North Rhine–Westphalia, W Germany. It is a textile-manufacturing center; other products include machinery, leather goods, and processed food. Viers...

Clausthal-Zellerfeld

(Encyclopedia)Clausthal-Zellerfeld klousˈtäl-tsĕlˈərfĕlt [key], town, Lower Saxony, central Germany, a resort in the Harz Mts. Its manufactures include textiles and wood products. The town was once a center f...

Berchtesgaden

(Encyclopedia)Berchtesgaden bĕrkhˈtəsgäˌdən [key], town, Bavaria, SE Germany, in the Bavarian Alps. It is a popular ...

Modrow, Hans

(Encyclopedia)Modrow, Hans hänz môdˈrō [key], 1928–2023, German politician. He served in the German Army, ...