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Bernhard Meyer-Marwitz,Das Hamburg Buch (1981), a concise and lively book for the general reader; David Rodnick, A Portrait of Two German Cities: Lübeck and Hamburg (1980), the city’s history and social conditions; Eckart Klessman, Geschichte der Stadt Hamburg (1981), a comprehensive and detailed study; Heinrich Reincke, Hamburg: Ein Abriss der Stadtgeschichte von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart (1926), a historical presentation; Wilson King, Chronicles of Three Cities—Hamburg, Bremen, Lübeck (1914), an informative illustrated source; Martin Caidin, The Night Hamburg Died (1960), dealing with the events of World War II; and Volker Plagemann (ed.), Industriekultur in Hamburg (1984), a well-illustrated symposium focussing on social and cultural aspects of the city’s industrial history. The architecture of the city is explored in Die Bau- und Kunstdenkmale der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg, ed. by Günther Grundman, 3 vol. (1953–68).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add new Web site: Official Tourism Site of Hamburg, Germany. | Oct 24, 2026 | ||
| Population updated. | Sep 09, 2022 | ||
| Removed media. | Aug 05, 2021 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jan 14, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of Hamburg, Germany. | Apr 05, 2019 | ||
| Added video. | Apr 15, 2015 | ||
| Added video. | Mar 24, 2015 | ||
| Added video. | Dec 05, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Hamburg, Germany. | Mar 19, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Lonely Planet - Hamburg, Germany. | Mar 19, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Hamburg, Germany. | Mar 19, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of Hamburg, Germany. | Mar 19, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: JewishEncyclopedia.com - Hamburg, Germany. | Mar 19, 2013 | ||
| Replaced photograph. | Mar 15, 2012 | ||
| Revised the number of nuclear power plants operating near Hamburg, from three to two. | Sep 08, 2010 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 12, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - Geography of Hamburg. | Jul 11, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 16, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Apr 26, 2002 | ||
| Article revised. | Aug 03, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |