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Originally appearing in Volume V23, Page 693 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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RONSDORF, . a See also:town of See also:Germany, in the Prussian See also:Rhine See also:province, situated on the Morsbach, a small affluent of the Rhine, 18 m. E. of See also:Dusseldorf and 5 M. S. of See also:Elberfeld-See also:Barmen by See also:rail. Pop. (1905) 14,005. It is the seat of See also:iron, See also:steel and See also:copper See also:industries, besides carrying on extensive manufactures of See also:ribbons, trimmings and See also:silk goods generally. It has also breweries, distilleries and See also:electrical See also:works. Founded in 1737 by the followers of See also:Elias Eller, a religious enthusiast, Ronsdorf received civic rights in 1745• The Ronsdorf See also:sect, the members of which called themselves Zionites, is now See also:extinct.

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