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Halle (Saale)

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Halle is a city in Germany in the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt.

Before 1989 it was part of East Germany, and was the capital of the Bezirk Halle. In 1994, Halle had a population of 195,370.

The famous Baroque music composer Georg Friedrich Händel was born in Halle.

The University of Wittenberg was founded in the city 1502.

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