Spremberg

Spremberg, a town of Germany, in the Prussian province of Brandenburg, situated partly on an island in the river Spree and partly on the west bank, 76 miles south-east of Berlin by the railway to G?rlitz. Pop. (1905) 11,188.

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There are a Roman Catholic and two Evangelical churches, a pilgrimage chapel, dating from 1100, a ducal chateau, built by a son of the elector John George about the end of the 16th century (now utilized as government offices), classical, technical and commercial schools and a hospital. It carries on considerable manufactures of woollen cloth.

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Prussia: The word Prussia (German: Preu?en, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: Pr?sai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings:...

Brandenburg: Surrounding but excluding the national capital Berlin, Brandenburg is one of Germany's sixteen Bundesl?nder (federal states)....

River Spree: redirect Spree...