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Karl-Marx-Stadt

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Karl-Marx-Stadt: see Chemnitz Chemnitz (kĕm`nĭts), formerly Karl-Marx-Stadt
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Chemnitz

 formerly (1953–90) Karl-Marx-Stadt

City (pop., 2002 est.: 255,800), eastern Germany. It lies along the Chemnitz River southeast of Leipzig. Chemnitz began as a trading place on a salt route to Prague and was chartered in 1143. Germany's first spinning mill was operating there in 1800, and the first German locomotive was built there. The city remains an industrial centre.



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