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Helmstedt (hĕlm`shtĕt), city (1994 pop. 26,700), Lower Saxony, N central Germany. Manufactures include bricks, lignite, machinery, and yarn. Helmstedt was founded in the 9th cent. and later (15th–16th cent.) was a member of the Hanseatic League Hanseatic League (hăn'sēăt`ĭk, hăn'zē–), mercantile league of medieval German towns. ..... Click the link for more information. . From 1576 to 1810 it was the seat of a noted university, whose Renaissance-style buildings still stand. From 1945 until German reunification in 1990, Helmstedt was a major frontier post between East and West Germany. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Professor of rhetoric and dogmatics at the University of Wittenberg 1550-53, professor of theology at the University of Rostock in 1556 but expelled in 1557; professor of theology at the University of Jena 1568-73 and University of Helmstedt 1577-88. The cities involved--Gottingen, Halle, Helmstedt, Jena, and Kiel--were all university towns but the course of events proved by no means identical. to the Helmstedt frontier crossing at the "iron curtain" between West and East Germany. |
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