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With a shortage of labor during and after World War I, up to 1,446 people from territories occupied by
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is a biennial exhibition (since 2011) dealing with urban art. The aim of the
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for the first time. As part of the ‘European
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conveyor belt system was installed in the plant, and the technology used at the ironworks became a model for other factories across the world during the early 20th century.
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