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1-664: The Balsamgau (or Belcsem, Balsami) was an early medieval Gau (shire) in the Eastphalia region of the Duchy of Saxony . It was centered on Stendal and located on the West bank of the River Elbe . Other towns in the Balsamgau include Arneburg , Döbbelin , Elversdorf , Windberge . It was bordered by the following shires: Osterwalde , Liezizi , Morazani , Nordthüringgau . By the 12th century,
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