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In the early 20th century the area now known as Saxony-Anhalt rose to become one of the most important industrial regions in Europe. The invention of artificial manure in Piesteritz, the innovative aircraft construction industry in the Junkers works in Dessau, and many other trailblazing technological achievements soon found international recognition. Sprawling opencast brown coal mines and huge power stations provided the necessary power for the factories and promoted the growth of a flourishing chemical industry.
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Country	City	Site	Theme
D	Bad Dürrenberg	The Graduation Tower and the Borlach Museum
D	Benndorf	The Mansfeld Works Railway Line
D	Bitterfeld	Industry and Filmmuseum
D	Braunsbedra	Pfännerhall Central Workshop
D	Dessau	The steel house \| Törten housing estate
D	Dessau	Dessau technical museum
D	Gräfenhainichen	Ferropolis - Town of Iron
D	Halle	Technical Museum of the Saltworks and Saltworkers
D	Lutherstadt Wittenberg	Piesteritz housing estate
D	Magdeburg	Water Crossroads / Rothensee Boat Lift
D	Magdeburg	Magdeburg Technical Museum
D	Merseburg	German Chemistry Museum Merseburg
D	Pouch	Goitzsche landscape park
D	Sangerhausen	Röhrigschacht mining museum
D	Vockerode	Vockerode power station
D	Zeitz	Brown Coal Processing Museum in the „Herrmannschacht“ Briquette Factory
D	Zschornewitz	Zschornewitz power plant and estate