Books set in Sachsen-Anhalt

6 books and other written works set here; ordered by German Wikipedia lookups, not readers or sales.

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1BrockenFaust. Eine Tragödie.2
2Burg NebraLudwig der Springer1
3Halle (Saale)Halle. Ein Studentenspiel in drei Aufzügen1
4MagdeburgDie Abberufung der Jungfrau von Barby1
5WeißenfelsDoktor Faustus1

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Faust. Eine Tragödie.by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1808 · Brocken
#1734avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Doktor Faustusby Thomas Mann · 1947 · Weißenfels
#2143avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Die Abberufung der Jungfrau von Barbyby Gertrud von le Fort · 1940 · Magdeburg
#30.5avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Halle. Ein Studentenspiel in drei Aufzügenby Achim von Arnim · 1811 · Halle (Saale)
#40.3avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Die jüngste Walpurgisnachtby Adolf Glaßbrenner · 1844 · Brocken
#5
Ludwig der Springerby Friedrich Gustav Hagemann · 1793 · Burg Nebra
#6

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