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Potsdam



Potsdam (pop. 142,300), city in eastern Germany, near Berlin. In the 18th century it was chosen by Frederick II as his principal residence and became a center and symbol of Prussian militarism. Noted for its royal palaces, it is now also an industrial city. It was the site of the 1945 Potsdam Conference.



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