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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Torgau
Britannica 11thTORGAU, a town of Germany, in the Prussian province of Saxony, situated on the left bank of the Elbe, 30 m. N.E. of Leipzig and 26 m. S.E. of Wittenberg by rail. Pop. (1905), 12,299. Its most conspicuous building is the Schloss Hartenfels, on an island in the ...
Vol. 27, pp. 52-52
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Astorga
Britannica 11thASTORGA, a city of N.W. Spain, in the province of Leon; situated near the right bank of the river Tuerto, and at the junction of the Salamanca-Corunna and Leon-Astorga railways. Pop. (1000) 5573. Astorga was the Roman Asturica Augusta, a provincial capital, an
Vol. 2, pp. 794-794
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Traun
Britannica 11thTRAUN, OTTO FERDINAND, COUNT VON ABENSPERG UNO (1677-1748), Austrian field marshal, came of a noble family and was born on the 27th of August 1677 at Oldenburg. He was sent to Halle to complete his education, but in 1693 left the university to serve with the P
Vol. 27, pp. 215-215
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