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Erlangen

Erlangen is a city in Middle Franconia, Bavaria, north of Nuremberg. From 1686 the Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth built a planned new town there for Huguenot refugees from France. In 1743 the university founded by Margrave Frederick was moved to Erlangen, and it remains a major university town. In the 20th century it became a centre of the Siemens electrical company.

Erlangen
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Principality of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Erlangen. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/erlangen
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