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WANDSBEK , a See also:town of See also:Germany, in the Prussian See also:province of See also:Schleswig-See also:Holstein, practically forming a populous suburb of See also:Hamburg, with which it is connected by a railway and an electric See also:tramway. Pop. (1905) 31,563. It is best known as the See also:place of See also:residence of the poet Johann Heinrich See also:Voss and of See also:Matthias See also:Claudius, who here issued (1771—1775) the Wandsbecker Bolen. There is a See also:monument to Claudius in the town. Its leading manufactures are See also:spirits, See also:tobacco, See also:beer, See also:leather and See also:confectionery; other See also:industries are See also:machine See also:building and gardening. End of Article: WANDSBEKAdditional information and CommentsThere are no comments yet for this article.
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