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Homburg

Spa town and commercial centre in Saarland, southwest Germany, at the foot of the Taunus Mountains, 35 km/22 mi northeast of Saarbrücken; population (1995) 45,700. Industries include engineering, telecommunications, and the manufacture of tyres and ceramics. It gave its name to a soft felt hat, made fashionable by Edward VII of Great Britain and Ireland.

Hot chalybeate salaine springs in the Kurpark are used to treat gastric, intestinal, and metabolic disorders. In addition to the spa, visitor facilities also include a casino, congress, and conference centre. The castle (17th–19th century) is dominated by a 13th-century White Tower.

Homburg is the seat of the medical faculty of the University of Saarland.

homburg

Felt hat, made in Homburg, Germany, in the early 19th century.

Like the fedora, it has a high crown with a crease in the middle. A dark band of fabric is sewn around the base of the crown. The homburg was made fashionable by Edward VII of England.



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With his homburgs and his neat pork pies He toppeth you and me.
The Rime of the Quaint Old Milliner by Morice, David / Word Ways
Glossy top hats and homburgs line up in a glass-fronted display case.
Fresh tastes of the season in a richly historic setting by The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)
The line of bundled-up men on the Kremlin balcony; Khrushchev or Brezhnev and their minions, all wearing thick Russian greatcoats made of spun-steel thread, bulky scarves up to their ears, and identical homburgs planted squarely atop their heads without the slightest
Sizing 'em up by King, Florence / National Review
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