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| | CONFEDERATION 1814-71 - German Archive - Your Reference for politics, economy, culture and history of Germany |
 | | The Hambacher Fest was a national democratic festival, similar to the Wartburg festival of 1817, celebrated at Hambach Castle near Neustadt an der Weinstraße (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany), on May 27-May 30, 1832 with about 30 000 participants. |
 | | The May Uprising took place in Dresden, Germany in 1849; it was one of the last of the series of events known as the Revolutions of 1848. |
 | | One such time was during the Hambacher Fest of 1832, where the colors Black-Red-Gold were established as a symbol for this republican movement. |
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