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A land-locked nation, Germany was divided into East and West regions following World War II, only to be reunited when the Berlin Wall came down.

Featured Article:  Geography of Lubeck

Lübeck, Germany, a city in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is on the Trave River estuary, about 35 miles (56 km) northeast of Hamburg. See more »

Geography of Essen

Essen, Germany, a city in North Rhine-Westphalia state, about 40 miles (64 km) north of Cologne.

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Geography of Frankfurt

Frankfurt, or Frankfurt am Main, Germany, a city in the state of Hesse. Frankfurt lies on the Main River, 180 miles (290 km) northwest of Munich.

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Geography of Freiburg

Freiburg, or Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, a city in the state of Baden-Württemberg.

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Geography of Gelsenkirchen

Gelsenkirchen, Germany, an industrial city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

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Geography of Gera

Gera, Germany, a city in the state of Thuringia. It is on the White Elster River, 34 miles (55 km) south-southwest of Leipzig.

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Geography of Gottingen

Göttingen, Germany, a city in Lower Saxony. It is on the Leine River in the central part of the country.

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Geography of Hagen

Hagen, Germany, an industrial city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is on the Ennepe and Volme rivers in the Ruhr district, 10 miles (16 km) south of Dortmund.

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Geography of Halle

Halle, Germany, a city in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is on the Saale River, about 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Leipzig.

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Geography of Hamburg

Hamburg (German), Germany, a city in the state of Hamburg. (The city and state have the same boundaries.) Hamburg is one of Germany's largest cities, a major seaport, and an industrial center.

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Geography of Hannover

Hannover, (English: Hanover), Germany, the capital of Lower Saxony state. It is on the Leine River and the Mittelland Canal, about 150 miles (240 km) west of Berlin.

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Geography of Heidelberg

Heidelberg, Germany, a city in the state of Baden-Württemberg. It is on the Neckar River a short distance east of the Rhine.

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Geography of Jena

Jena, yã'nä, Germany, a city in the state of Thuringia, on the Saale River 45 miles (72 km) southwest of Leipzig.

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Geography of Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe, Germany, a city in the state of Baden-Württemberg. It is 4 miles (6 km) east of the Rhine River and 32 miles (51 km) south of Mannheim.

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Geography of Kassel

Kassel, Germany, a city in the state of Hesse. It is on the Fulda River in central Germany.

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Geography of Kiel

Kiel, Germany, the capital of the state of Schleswig-Holstein. It lies 55 miles (89 km) north of Hamburg.

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Geography of Krefeld

Krefeld, Germany, a city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is in the Ruhr industrial region near the Rhine River.

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Geography of Leipzig

Leipzig, Germany, a city in Saxony. The city is on the Weisse Elster River where it is joined by the Pleisse and Parthe rivers, about 90 miles (145 km) southwest of Berlin.

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Geography of Lubeck

Lübeck, Germany, a city in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is on the Trave River estuary, about 35 miles (56 km) northeast of Hamburg.

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Geography of Magdeburg

Magdeburg, Germany, a city in Saxony-Anhalt state. It is on the Elbe River, about 80 miles (130 km) west-southwest of Berlin.

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Geography of Mainz

Mainz, Germany, the capital of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is a port on the Rhine at the mouth of the Main River.

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