Alzey
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Alzey is a town of 18,221 inhabitants (2005) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the district of Alzey-Worms, and the fourth-largest town in Rheinhessen, after Mainz, Worms, and Bingen. Its main industries include winemaking (state wine school), psychiatric care (state mental health clinic), and supermarket distribution (distribution centers for real and Plus supermarket chains). It is located at the intersection of Autobahns A61 and A63 and has rail connections to Mainz, Worms, Bingen and Kirchheim-Bolanden.
Alzey is twinned with:
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- Samuel Adler, a noted rabbi in the United States, had been chief rabbi here[1]
- August Belmont (1816-1890), the noted banker and United States ambassador whom the Belmont Stakes is named after, was born in Alzey[1]
- Famous Turkish singer Tarkan was born here
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