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The ruins are surrounded by forest on the southwestern slope of the 757-metre-high
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in Hesse, Germany. The site is used today as a shelter and viewing platform.
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Mittelalterliche Burgen in Hessen. 800 Burgen, Burgruinen und Burgstätten.
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