History of Hamburg
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Updated: 24 Oct 2023
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Created byJoshua Wolf
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Emperor Charlemagne ordered for a castle to be built, founding Hamburg in the processFrederick I Barbarossa gave Hamburg
the title of Free Imperial City
in the Roman EmpireThe Danes were finally defeated after they tried
to conquer Hamburg multiple timesHamburg formed an alliance with Lübeck,
resulting in the League of Hanseatic CitiesHamburg passed a law to protect the swans of the city,
believing that as long as swans were in Hamburg,
they would stay independentA great fire destroyed every single home in Hamburg except for oneThe Black Death killed over 6,000 residents in HamburgThe Hamburg Stock Market was foundedNapoleon's armies invaded HamburgNapoleon was defeated and Hamburg was declared a free city againAnother fire struck Hamburg, this time leaving
20,000 citizens homeless and over
a third of the city in ruinHamburg became a part of the German Empire but retained its self-ruling statusMajor outbreak in cholera, killing over 8,000 citizensThe Hamburg flag was createdPeriods
Much of the Jewish population of Hamburg was killed by the NazisLutheranism was taking over as the most popular religion in HamburgThe Jewish population started to grow and their religion was starting to become the more popular religionWWII led to the destruction of over 50% of domestic property, 40% of industrial areas and 80% of the port area
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