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Chemnitz

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Chem·nitz  (kmnts) Formerly (1953-1990) Karl-Marx-Stadt (kärl-märkshtät)
A city of east-central Germany southeast of Leipzig. Chartered in 1143, it prospered as a textile center after the late 17th century. Population: 246,000.

Chemnitz (German) [ˈkɛmnɪts]
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(Placename) a city in E Germany, in Saxony, at the foot of the Erzgebirge: textiles, engineering. Pop.: 266 000 (1999 est.) Also called (1953-90) Karl-Marx-Stadt
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Noun1.Chemnitz - a city in east central Germany; formerly called Karl-Marx-Stadt until 1990; noted for textile manufacturing
Deutschland, FRG, Germany, Federal Republic of Germany - a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990


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Dylan first put his paintings on display in 2007 at the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz museum in the small German city of Chemnitz.
Even for East Germany's communist rulers, Chemnitz was only second choice when they were seeking a "model Socialist town" to rename as Karl Marx City in 1953.
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