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170:47°28′58″N
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254:Geography
206:Completed
173:8°26′17″E
46:Oberstadt
1187:Mörsburg
901:Sihlbühl
534:Hunfried
479:, later
448:Lütold V
387:Lütold V
378:Rundturm
371:Rundturm
361:Rundturm
339:Oberburg
324:Oberburg
312:Oberburg
284:Oberburg
280:Oberburg
260:Rundturm
1217:Tössegg
1212:Sünikon
1092:Bubikon
1077:Bernegg
1067:Baldern
1049:of the
1003:Italian
899:on the
681:Class B
604:Judenta
585:Thurgau
438:Either
434:History
246:in the
230:) is a
149:Country
1177:Laufen
1162:Kyburg
1107:Flaach
997:French
991:German
653:Ulrich
589:Kyburg
573:Limmat
456:Ulrich
444:Ulrich
268:Lägern
209:~ 1250
201:~ 1245
1227:Uster
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679:as a
349:) or
264:Palas
1262:Wulp
1237:Wart
1147:Hegi
1102:Elgg
1000:and
988:in
569:Wehn
567:and
565:Surb
561:Furt
548:and
454:and
382:keep
326:and
975:of
286:or
242:of
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1062:Au
994:,
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718:^
631:,
591:,
563:,
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1032:t
1025:v
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