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  2. Rügen - Wikipedia

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    79/km 2 (205/sq mi) Mönchgut lagoon countryside. Rügen (German pronunciation: [ˈʁyːɡn̩] ⓘ; Rani: Rȯjana, Rāna; [2] Latin: Rugia, Ruegen) is Germany 's largest island. [3] It is located off the Pomeranian coast in the Baltic Sea and belongs to the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

  3. Merdeka - Wikipedia

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    Merdeka (Jawi: مرديک; Indonesian: [mərˈdɛka], Malay: [mərdeka]) is a term in Indonesian and Malay which means "independent" or "free". It is derived from the Sanskrit maharddhika (महर्द्धिक) meaning "rich, prosperous, and powerful". In the Malay Archipelago, this term had acquired the meaning of a freed slave.

  4. List of cities and towns in Germany - Wikipedia

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    General map of Germany. This is a complete list of the 2,056 cities and towns in Germany (as of 1 January 2024). [1] [2] There is no distinction between town and city in Germany; a Stadt is an independent municipality (see Municipalities of Germany) that has been given the right to use that title.

  5. Geography of Germany - Wikipedia

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    57,485 km 2 (22,195 sq mi) General map of Germany. Germany (German: Deutschland) is a country in Central and Western Europe [ 3 ] that stretches from the Alps, across the North European Plain to the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. It is the second-most populous country in Europe after Russia, and is seventh-largest country by area in the continent.

  6. Germany - Wikipedia

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    Germany, [e] officially the Federal Republic of Germany, [f] is a country in Central Europe.It lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen constituent states have a total population of over 82 million in an area of 357,569 km 2 (138,058 sq mi), making it the most populous member state of the European Union.

  7. States of Germany - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Republic of Germany, as a federal state, consists of sixteen states. [a] Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen (with its seaport exclave, Bremerhaven) are called Stadtstaaten ("city-states"), while the other thirteen states are called Flächenländer ("area states") and include Bavaria, Saxony, and Thuringia, which describe themselves as Freistaaten ("free states").

  8. List of cities in Germany by population - Wikipedia

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    List. [edit] The following table lists the 80 cities in Germany with a population of at least 100,000 each on 31 December 2021, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany. [ 2 ] A city is displayed in bold if it is a state or federal capital, and in italics if it is the most populous city in the state.

  9. Magdeburg - Wikipedia

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    magdeburg.de. Magdeburg (German: [ˈmakdəbʊʁk] ⓘ; Low German: [ˈmaˑɪdebɔɐ̯x]) is the capital of the German state Saxony-Anhalt. The city is situated at the Elbe river. [3] Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archdiocese of Magdeburg, was buried in the city's cathedral after his death. [3]