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Wittstock

Wittstock is a town in the north of Brandenburg, Germany. It was the residence of the bishops of Havelberg, whose castle partly survives, and in 1636 the Swedish army won a major victory nearby at the Battle of Wittstock during the Thirty Years' War.

Wittstock
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Wittstock. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/wittstock
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“Wittstock.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/wittstock. Accessed .
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