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" town of mills " — consequently arose upon its bank. Like its Alsatian name- 

 sake, Miililliausen is a town of factories. It has cotton and woollen mills, and 



Fig. 153. — The Cathedral at Erfurt. 



manufactures iron articles of every description, from needles to steam-engines. 

 At the time of the Preformation the Anabaptists were numerous at Miihlhausen, 

 and Thomas Miinzer was beheaded there. 



