Webcam Germany Halle, Market Square
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Halle (Halle) — a city in Germany, the largest in the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt, the university center. The first settlements appeared here due to the good location and salt deposits. The word "halle" itself is believed to be of Celtic origin, and means "places rich in salt". Salt determined the fate of the city: on the one hand, it always managed to remain prosperous and rich thanks to this vital spice; on the other, the development of the salt industry eventually received a logical continuation — chemical plants were concentrated here during the GDR years, and this had a very detrimental effect on the entire region. The city traces its history back to the IX century, when Charlemagne founded a fortress here — one of the chain of defensive structures on the eastern borders of the Frankish Empire. The city status was granted to the new settlement in 981 by Emperor Otto II. Since the mid-tenth century, Halle has been part of the Archdiocese of Magdeburg for almost seven centuries.
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Halle
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