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WITTENBERGE , a See also: town of See also: Germany, in the Prussian province of See also: Brandenburg, on the Elbe, near the influx of the Stepenitz into that See also: river, 77 M
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N.W. from Berlin by the See also: main See also: line of See also: rail-way to See also: Hamburg, and at the junction of See also: railways to See also: Stendal, See also: Luneburg and See also: Perleberg
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Pop
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(1905) 18,501
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The magnificent See also: bridge here spanning the Elbe, one mile in length, was built in 1851 at a cost of 237,500
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The chief See also: industries are the manufacture of railway plant, See also: cloth, wool, See also: soap, See also: shoddy, furniture, bricks and cement
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