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Uelzen
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Uelzen is a town in northeastern Lower Saxony, Germany, and the capital of Uelzen district, part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. Officially the Hanseatic City of Uelzen, it was founded in 1250, received town privileges in 1270, and became an active member of the Hanseatic League during the Middle Ages. The town is known for its timber-framed and North German brick Gothic architecture, and its railway station was redesigned by artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser and reopened in 2000 as a popular tourist attraction. As of December 2024 the town had 32,821 residents across 136.84 square kilometers, with a large sugar beet refinery, a Nestle Scholler plant, and the dairy manufacturer Uelzena among its major employers.
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