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Harburg-Wilhelmsburg

1927–1937 · 20th century

Harburg-Wilhelmsburg was a Prussian city on the south bank of the Elbe, formed in 1927 by merging the industrial towns of Harburg and Wilhelmsburg. A centre of rubber, oil and port industries, it was incorporated into Hamburg by the Greater Hamburg Act of 1937, and its two parts are now Hamburg districts.

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Harburg-Wilhelmsburg. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/harburg-wilhelmsburg
MLA: “Harburg-Wilhelmsburg.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/harburg-wilhelmsburg. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Harburg-Wilhelmsburg.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/harburg-wilhelmsburg.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Harburg-Wilhelmsburg’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/harburg-wilhelmsburg (Accessed: ).

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