Merseburg

/ (German ˈmɛrzəbʊrk) /

noun

a city in E Germany, on the Saale River, in Saxony-Anhalt: residence of the dukes of Saxe-Merseburg (1656–1738); chemical industry. Pop: 35 358 (2003 est)

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At Merseburg, a large Hungarian force opposed the advancing multitude, who attacked that city with fury.

Cassell's History of England, Vol. I (of 9) |Anonymous
Thietmar of Merseburg mentions the sacrificial festival which was held every ninth year at midwinter at Leire, etc.

In Northern Mists (Volume 1 of 2) |Fridtjof Nansen
The other body advanced along the Saal, in the vicinity of Merseburg, against the emperor.

The Lives of the Saints, Volume III (of 16): March |Sabine Baring-Gould
Henry the Fowler is victorious over the Hungarians at Merseburg.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 5 |Various

Gustavus set out next day for Merseburg, leaving the Elector to recover Leipzig.

The Thirty Years War, Complete |Friedrich Schiller

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