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A person walks past a tall ship in the Hamburg harbor, city buildings seen in the background, against a pink early morning sky
Image: Christian Charisius/dpa/picture allianceImage: Christian Charisius/dpa/picture alliance

Hamburg

The port city in northern Germany has a population of roughly 1.8 million. A media and industrial hub, it's also known for its Reeperbahn red-light district, football clubs HSV and St Pauli and the Beatles' early career.