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Kamenz

Kamenz is a town in Upper Lusatia in Saxony, Germany, near the Sorbian-speaking area. In 1346 it was one of the founding members of the Six Towns League of Upper Lusatia, formed to protect trade. The writer Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was born there in 1729.

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