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Hamburg – The Good Life in the Lively City on the Elbe - Discover Germany 4.1.2008

Milan TillichJanuary 5, 2008

No prey to false modesty, the people of Hamburg call their city the "gateway to the world." The city became big centuries ago, as part of the Hanseatic League. Its port could handle an enormous amount of commodities and became the basis for Hamburg’s wealth.

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