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BERNBURG , a See also:town in the duchy of See also:Anhalt, See also:Germany, on the See also:Saale, 29 M. N. by W. from See also:Halle by See also:rail, formerly the See also:capital of the now incorporated duchy of Anhalt-Bernburg. Pop. (1900) 34,427; (1905) 34,929. It consists of four parts, the Altstadt or old town, the Bergstadt or See also:- HILL
- HILL (0. Eng. hyll; cf. Low Ger. hull, Mid. Dutch hul, allied to Lat. celsus, high, collis, hill, &c.)
- HILL, A
- HILL, AARON (1685-175o)
- HILL, AMBROSE POWELL
- HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)
- HILL, DAVID BENNETT (1843–1910)
- HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)
- HILL, JAMES J
- HILL, JOHN (c. 1716-1775)
- HILL, MATTHEW DAVENPORT (1792-1872)
- HILL, OCTAVIA (1838– )
- HILL, ROWLAND (1744–1833)
- HILL, SIR ROWLAND (1795-1879)
hill town, the See also:Neustadt or new town, and the suburb of Waldau—the Bergstadt on the right and the other three on the See also:left of the See also:river Saale, which is crossed by a massive See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone See also:bridge. It is a well-built See also:city, the See also:principal public buildings being the See also:government See also:house, the See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church of St See also:Mary, the gymnasium and the house of correction. The See also:castle, formerly the ducal See also:residence, is in the Bergstadt, defended by moats, and surrounded by beautiful gardens. Bernburg is the seat of considerable See also:industry, manufacturing machinery and boilers, See also:sugar, pottery and chemicals, and has See also:lead and See also:zinc smelting. See also:Market-gardening is also extensively carried on, and there is a large river See also:traffic in See also:grain and agricultural produce.
Bernburg is of See also:great antiquity. The Bergstadt was fortified by See also:Otto III. in the loth See also:century, and the new town was founded in the 13th. For a See also:long See also:period the different parts were under See also:separate municipalities, the new town uniting with the old in 156o, and the Bergstadt with both in 1824. See also:Prince See also:Frederick removed the ducal residence to See also:Ballenstedt in 1765.
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