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[[Germany]]'s second largest city with a population of 2,000,000, '''Hamburg''' is a major port on the River Elbe in the north of Germany, the second largest harbour in Europe and ninth largest worldwide.
The city dates its origins to the establishment of a fort by [[Charlamagne]] in AD 808. Much of the historic city centre was destroyed in raids by the allied air forces in July and August 1943 during which some 50,000 people perished.
As well as being a major transport hub, Hamburg is a centre of aircraft production, shipbuilding, the steel, copper and aluminium industries, and publishing.
Hamburg is also famous for its night-life, the Reeperbahn being the pivotal street in the ''Kiez'' district, where popular beat combo [[The Beatles] cut their teeth.
The current mayor, ''Oberbürgermeister'' Ole von Beust, is a Christian Democrat. He was perhaps the first prominent politician to be outed by his father.[http://www.welt.de/print-wams/article99941/Der_Ole_der_hat_sich_befreit.html]
Hamburg is the point of import of all Germany's bananas.
The city dates its origins to the establishment of a fort by [[Charlamagne]] in AD 808. Much of the historic city centre was destroyed in raids by the allied air forces in July and August 1943 during which some 50,000 people perished.
As well as being a major transport hub, Hamburg is a centre of aircraft production, shipbuilding, the steel, copper and aluminium industries, and publishing.
Hamburg is also famous for its night-life, the Reeperbahn being the pivotal street in the ''Kiez'' district, where popular beat combo [[The Beatles] cut their teeth.
The current mayor, ''Oberbürgermeister'' Ole von Beust, is a Christian Democrat. He was perhaps the first prominent politician to be outed by his father.[http://www.welt.de/print-wams/article99941/Der_Ole_der_hat_sich_befreit.html]
Hamburg is the point of import of all Germany's bananas.