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If you’re considering moving to a German ex-communist model city that is trying to lure new residents with a range of perks, Eisenhüttenstadt is the place for you. The city has many charms, but perhaps best of all is two weeks free rent to check the place out. The population is now less than half the 53,000 it counted before the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the city desperately wants to bolster its ranks. The World’s Sarah Birnbaum reports.