Merseburg
/ (German ˈmɛrzəbʊrk) /
a city in E Germany, on the Saale River, in Saxony-Anhalt: residence of the dukes of Saxe-Merseburg (1656–1738); chemical industry. Pop: 35 358 (2003 est)
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How to use Merseburg in a sentence
Gustavus set out next day for Merseburg, leaving the Elector to recover Leipzig.
The Thirty Years War, Complete | Friedrich SchillerDuke George, the bishop of Merseburg, and the theologians of Leipsic were labouring underhand at this work.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Vol 2 | J. H. Merle D'AubignThe cunning Bishop Sidonius of Merseburg made these contentions a desirable excuse for breaking up the conference.
The Life of Philip Melanchthon | Karl Friedrich LedderhoseIn the ninth century, numbers of them dwelt in the towns of Magdeburg, Merseburg, and Ratisbon.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6) | Heinrich GraetzIn the (second) Merseburg charm we find a number of deities taking part in an incantation.
The Heroic Age | H. Munro Chadwick
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