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German Cities that Have Lost 50,000 People

Can you name these cities in Germany which have lost at least 50,000 since they reached their peak population?
According to this article and other German pages regarding population development.
As of 2022.
By city proper population.
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Loss
%
Peak
State
City
722,851
16%
1942
Berlin
Berlin
146,640
20%
1962
North Rhine-Westphalia
Essen
126,268
32%
1959
North Rhine-Westphalia
Gelsenkirchen
107,236
30%
1940
Saxony-Anhalt
Magdeburg
102,107
14%
1930
Saxony
Leipzig
85,941
13%
1933
Saxony
Dresden
80,859
40%
1975
North Rhine-Westphalia
Bottrop
76,344
10%
1962
North Rhine-Westphalia
Düsseldorf
Loss
%
Peak
State
City
65,307
21%
1990
Saxony-Anhalt
Halle
64,577
15%
1963
North Rhine-Westphalia
Wuppertal
64,487
9%
1965
North Rhine-Westphalia
Dortmund
63,251
49%
1912
Saxony
Plauen
58,735
19%
1942
Schleswig-Holstein
Kiel
56,952
42%
1940
Lower Saxony
Wilhelmshaven
51,745
39%
1940
Saxony-Anhalt
Dessau-Roßlau
51,672
37%
1950
Saxony
Zwickau
1 Comments
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Level 65
Jun 2, 2024
Plauen's a hard one. Quite something for something to lose that amount of its population.