wɪð pɹˈʌʃə ðə tˈaʊn bɪkˌeɪm pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə dʒˈɜːmən ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn ænd flˈɜːɹɪʃt ˈæftɚ bˌiːɪŋ kənˈɛktᵻd tə ðə ɹˈeɪlweɪ nˈɛtwɜːk ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən.
With Prussia the town became part of the German Empire in 1871 and flourished after being connected to the railway network in 1877.