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Coburg

Coburg is a town located on the Itz River in Bavaria, Germany. Its 2005 population was 42,015. Long one of the Thuringian states of the Wettin line, it joined with Bavaria by popular vote in 1920. Before 1918, it was the larger of the two capital cities in the united duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Coburg's Coat of Arms honoring the city's patron Saint Maurice was granted in 1493.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coburg

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  • Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts, soltero wrote 16 years ago:
    For a discussion about the translation of the German term "Fachhochschule" see http://dict.leo.org/forum/viewUnsolvedquery.php?idThread=100980&idForum=1&lp=ende&lang=en and http://dict.leo.org/forum/viewWrongentry.php?idThread=303880&idForum=7&lp=ende&lang=en In brief: University of Applied Sciences is the official name chosen by German authorities but unique for the English speaking world.
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Coburg on the map.

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