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Mühlhausen
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Mühlhausen (mülhou`zən) or Mühlhausen in Thüringen (mülhou`zən ĭn tür`ĭng-ən), city (1994 pop. 39,906), Thuringia, central Germany, on the Unstrut River. It is a major center for the manufacture of textiles, leather, wood, and metal products. Barite is mined nearby. Fortified (10th cent.) by Henry I, Mühlhausen was a favorite residence of the German rulers. It was made a free imperial city in 1180 and later (13th cent.) joined the Hanseatic League Hanseatic League (hăn'sēăt`ĭk, hăn'zē–), mercantile league of medieval German towns.
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. It became (16th cent.) an Anabaptist center and was dominated during the Peasants' War by Thomas Münzer Münzer or Müntzer, Thomas (tō`mäs mün`tsər), c.
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, who was executed there in 1525. Mühlhausen changed hands several times before passing in 1815 to Prussia. Noteworthy structures of the city include several Gothic churches, a 17th-century city hall, medieval fortifications, and many houses dating from the 16th, 17th, and 18th cent.


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These include the closure of Muhlhausen, the relocation of NexPress production operations from Kiel to Rochester, USA, and the relocation of platesetters to Wiesloch.
According to e-Travel customer Donna Muhlhausen, manager, travel services operations, at Philip Morris, "We have been anxiously awaiting the Amtrak link as we have seen a dramatic increase in Amtrak bookings in light of recent events.
 
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