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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 [[harbor]] in [[Europe]] and ninth largest worldwide.

[[Germany]]'s second largest city with a population of 2,000,000, '''Hamburg''' (officially" the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg) is a major port on the ''[[River Elbe]]'' in the north of Germany, the second largest [[harbor]] in [[Europe]] and ninth largest worldwide.

The city dates its origins to the establishment of a fort by [[Charlemagne]] in AD 808. Much of the historic city center was destroyed in raids by the allied air forces in July and August 1943, which unleashed a firestorm during which some 50,000 people perished.

The city dates its origins to the establishment of a fort by [[Charlemagne]] in AD 808. Much of the historic city center was destroyed in raids by the allied air forces in July and August 1943, which unleashed a firestorm during which some 50,000 people perished.