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Coburg
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Coburg (kō`brk), city (1994 pop. 45,980), Bavaria, central W Germany, on the Itz River. Coburg's indsutries include lumber and paper milling, brewing, and the manufacture of glass, machinery, electrochemical equipment, and toys. Mentioned in the 11th cent., Coburg in 1353 passed to the house of Wettin Wettin , German dynasty, which ruled in Saxony, Thuringia, Poland, Great Britain, Belgium, and Bulgaria. It takes its name from a castle on the Saale near Halle. The family gained prominence in the 10th cent.
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. It was the alternate capital (with Gotha) of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha from 1826 to 1918 and joined Bavaria in 1920. The large ducal castle (16th cent.) was the residence of Martin Luther in 1530. The city has a modern convention hall (1962).
Coburg
a city in E Germany, in N Bavaria. Pop.: 42 257 (2003 est.)


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One more gem about Coburg: It reportedly got its name after a local blacksmith brought a gorgeous stallion over from Coburg, Germany, and the townspeople were so impressed with the beast that the whole place became known, simply, as Coburg.
Schumacher, who was with wife Gina and children Maria and Mick, was in Coburg, Germany, when he hit trouble on his way to the nearby airport.
BERNHARD SCHMITT, police spokesman in the town of Coburg, Germany, about a thief who just couldn't help himself.
 
 
 
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