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Saalfeld

Also known as Saalfeld/Saale

Saalfeld is a town on the Saale river in Thuringia, Germany. An old mining and trading town, it was the residence of the dukes of Saxe-Saalfeld and then of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld until 1826, when it passed to Saxe-Meiningen. On 10 October 1806 the Battle of Saalfeld, in which Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia was killed, opened Napoleon's campaign against Prussia.

Saalfeld
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Mentioned in 5 state histories

Duchy of Saxe-GothaDuchy of Saxe-MeiningenDuchy of Saxe-RömhildDuchy of Saxe-Coburg-SaalfeldDuchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Saalfeld. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/saalfeld
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“Saalfeld.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/saalfeld. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Saalfeld.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/saalfeld.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Saalfeld’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/saalfeld (Accessed: ).

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