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Greater Hamburg Act
Passed by the government of Nazi Germany on 26 January 1937 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Greater Hamburg Act (German: Groß-Hamburg-Gesetz), in full the Law Regarding Greater Hamburg and Other Territorial Readjustments (German: Gesetz über Groß-Hamburg und andere Gebietsbereinigungen), was passed by the government of Nazi Germany on 26 January 1937, and mandated the exchange of territories between Hamburg and the Free State of Prussia. It became effective on 1 April 1937[1]
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former City of Hamburg
former City of Bergedorf (to Hamburg since 1868)
areas previously belonging to Hamburg and remaining to Hamburg
Incorporated City of Altona
Incorporated City of Wandsbek
Incorporated City of Harburg-Wilhelmsburg
Incorporated rural communities