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1. Hamburg
1.1 Hamburg is a city state located in the northern section of Germany, it has around 1.8million people, it is about 292 square miles.
1.2  The city has the highest GDP in Germany at 50,000 euro per capita, and a higher employment rate. Hamburg is most important for it's banking.  It also has Germany's oldest bank.  The next big thing Hamburg is known for is the Port of Hamburg.
1.3 Hamburg has 6 districts, Bergedorf being the largest even though it has the fewest residents.
1.5 Hamburgs original name was not even Hamburg, it was Treva, the name Hamburg comes from Emperor Charlemagne who ordered the construction of the first permanent building. A castle on rocky terrain. In the mid 800's Hamburg had a decent amount of change with religion, then in 845 Hamburg was destroyed by a fleet of Vikings. In 1030 the city was burned down, in 1201 and 1214 it was then occupied by a king from Denmark.  The Black Death and a few other great fires have also affected the growth of Hamburg.  In 1189 the imperial Charter granted Hamburg as an imperial free city and tax free.  In 1892 Hamburg had the last Cholera outbreak in the Western Hemisphere, it killed about 8,600 people. Surviving up until WWII they still took a hard hit.  Hamburg took numerous bombings starting multiple fires and completely changing the demographic.  In 1949 Hamburg became a state of the federal republic
2.  Some interesting facts are that the Beatles became famous by playing in Clubs around Hamburg.  Also the port of Hamburg is the 9th largest in the world.  When visiting Hamburg some of the main sites to see are the City hall, the Church of St. Michaelis, and the port.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg#Tourism
http://english.hamburg.de/1-tourism-and-culture-np/