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Speyer

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Spey·er  (spr, spr, shpr) also Spires (sprz)
A city of southwest West Germany on the Rhine River. Settled by the Celts, colonized by the Romans, and destroyed by the Huns, it was later rebuilt and made a free imperial city in the 13th century. Speyer was ceded to France in 1797 and to Bavaria in 1815. It is an important river port and an industrial and manufacturing center. Population: 50,600.
Speyer (German) [ˈʃpaiər]
n
(Placename) a port in SW Germany, in Rhineland-Palatinate on the Rhine: the scene of 50 imperial diets. Pop.: 47 450 (1991) English name Spires


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Helen and I had got it into our heads that there was a grand old cathedral at Speyer--the Archbishop of Speyer was one of the seven electors--you know--'Speyer, Maintz, and Koln.
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