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Verden

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Verden is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district (Kreis) of Verden. Population: 25,500.

Verden is situated at the Aller river. Verden is famous for a massacre on Lower Saxons in 800, committed by Charlemagne ("Verden's bloody trial") and for its cathedral.