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in front of it; the whole guarding the eastern side of the castle.
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Franconian Switzerland-Veldenstein Forest Nature Park
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for the nobility. It lies within the municipality of
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106:49.710927°N 11.266804°E
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1092:Breitensten
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1032:Hammermühle
954:Fortresses:
945:Wolkenstein
872:Obertrubach
855:Moschendorf
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764:Wüstenstein
708:Heroldsbach
702:Hallerndorf
356:Description
319:Egloffstein
293:Schlossberg
259:hill castle
247:spur castle
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85:Coordinates
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1217:Categories
1202:Wartleiten
1175:Schießberg
1154:Lindelburg
1149:Lindelberg
1144:Leutenbach
1134:Hunnenberg
1119:Heidelberg
999:Rüssenbach
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838:Gräfenberg
794:Bieberbach
754:Wiesenthau
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686:Gräfenberg
583:Literature
572:2016-11-16
494:References
289:Thuisbrunn
238:county of
97:11°16′00″E
94:49°42′39″N
1108:Ehrenbürg
1102:Burgstein
1062:Altenburg
1026:Steinhaus
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850:Kohlstein
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672:Schlösser
655:Forchheim
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240:Forchheim
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195:Occupants
182:Materials
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156:Condition
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1044:Wannbach
989:Kersbach
806:Dietzhof
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681:Ermreuth
529:, p. 191
253:Location
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1020:Dormitz
861:Neideck
812:Dörnhof
385:Gallery
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309:History
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210:of the
198:Unknown
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138:Height
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174:Built
133:DE-BY
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