▁Turkish ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Pr uss ian ▁Army . ▁It ▁contains ▁the ▁mort al ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁amb assador ▁G irit li ▁Ali ▁Az iz ▁E f endi , ▁the ▁ex iled ▁Grand ▁V iz ier ▁Me h med ▁Tal at ▁and ▁Bah att in ▁ Ş ak ir . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁Deutsch - R ix dorf ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁B ö hm isch - R ix dorf ▁of ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 . ▁When ▁both ▁villages ▁were ▁un ited ▁as ▁R ix dorf ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁the ▁new ▁town ▁had ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁inhabitants , ▁growing ▁to ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁the ▁next ▁year . ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁R ix dorf , ▁then ▁the ▁largest ▁town ▁of ▁Pr uss ia , ▁received ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁an ▁independent ▁city . ▁ ▁Ne uk öll n ▁ ▁R ix dorf ▁had ▁become ▁not orious ▁for ▁its ▁ta ver ns ▁and ▁am usement ▁sites , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁the ▁local ▁authorities ▁tried ▁to ▁get ▁rid ▁of ▁this ▁reputation ▁by ▁assuming ▁the ▁name ▁Ne uk öll n , ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Ne uc öll ner ▁Sied lungen ▁(" Ne uc öll n ▁Est ates ") ▁north ▁of ▁R ix dorf , ▁which ▁themselves ▁referenced ▁Neu - C öll n , ▁a ▁historical