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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_73855" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_73855" /> == | ||
<p> [[Northern]] capital of the duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and seat of the reigning prince, the present [[Duke]] of Edinburgh, situated on the Leine Canal, 6 m. from the northern border of the | <p> [[Northern]] capital of the duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and seat of the reigning prince, the present [[Duke]] of Edinburgh, situated on the Leine Canal, 6 m. from the northern border of the Thuringian Forest; is picturesquely laid out, and has considerable manufactures, the famous Perthes' geographical publishing-house; Friedenstein Castle, the ducal residence, built in 1643, has a library of 200,000 vols. and 6000 MSS. </p> | ||
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