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Hamburg

City

Germany's largest port, on the Elbe, a Hanseatic city-state.

View on map 53.55° N, 10.00° E Wikipedia

Held by

1789 – August 6, 1806 Holy Roman Empire de facto
April 11, 1807 – December 31, 1810 Confederation of the Rhine de facto
1811 – April 12, 1814 France de facto
March 17, 1813 – May 20, 1813 Kingdom of Prussia de facto Military occupation
June 8, 1815 – May 18, 1848 German Confederation de facto
November 29, 1850 – August 23, 1866 German Confederation de facto
July 1, 1867 – January 18, 1871 North German Confederation de facto
January 18, 1871 – November 9, 1918 German Empire de facto
November 11, 1918 – May 8, 1945 Germany de facto
since May 23, 1949 Germany de facto

Events here 6

December 1813 – May 1814 Siege of Hamburg
May 1842 Great fire of Hamburg
October 25, 1923 Hamburg Uprising
July 17, 1932 Altona Bloody Sunday
July 24 – August 3, 1943 Bombing of Hamburg in World War II
July 7–8, 2017 2017 G20 Hamburg summit