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One of the better known cities in Germany is Hamburg. Located in the Norddeutscher Bundesland, Hamburg has a great history and is known as one of the centers of learning both yesterday and today. Hamburg is full of art, social events, political history and much, much more. It thrives on tourism, and imports/exports form its harbors. With its 1.8 million inhabitants that occupy an area of 755 km2 , Hamburg is no little town. Like most German cities, Hamburg has many different chapters to its story. Primitive Hamburg, called “Hammaburg” by its earliest settlers appeared over some previous fortifications around the beginnings of the ninth century. In 845 A.D., Vikings completely decimated the Hammaburg, destroying its castle. After Slavs overran the entire region during most of the tenth century, two castles were built which still stand today. It is then that Hammaburg became recognized as the city of Hamburg. These castles be