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Uwe Brandl (born 27 October 1959 in Abensberg, Lower Bavaria) is a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria.
He is a mayor of the city of Abensberg and has served as President of the Bayerischer Gemeindetag. [1]
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