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389:around 1039. A larger,
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1235:Sightseeing in Wrocław
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422:ambulatory
391:Romanesque
351:fieldstone
324:Neo-Gothic
248:1994-09-08
245:Designated
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75:Province
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304:Wrocław
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1084:A
899:ru
897:;
895:pl
893:;
891:no
889:;
887:de
885:;
883:cs
862:pl
860:;
858:de
856:;
854:cs
674:de
663:de
493:,
337:.
294::
290:,
286::
116:,
693:.
634:.
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209:2
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