Town located on the Itz River in Germany. First mentioned in a document in 1056. From 1699 to 1826, it was one of the two capitals of the duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and from 1826 to 1918 it was the capital of the duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. It joined with Bavaria by popular vote in 1920.
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Coburg
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