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Wolfenbüttel

Wolfenbüttel is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, on the Oker south of Brunswick. From the 15th century until 1753 it was the residence of the dukes of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, who built a large palace and the Herzog August Library, one of the most renowned early modern libraries in Europe. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing worked there as librarian from 1770.

Wolfenbüttel
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Mentioned in 3 state histories

County of HohnsteinPrincipality of WolfenbüttelPrincipality of Göttingen

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