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Chrastava is made up of the town parts of
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1423:Krásný Les
1284:Bílý Potok
1186:2019-08-28
1165:2023-06-30
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947:References
905:See also:
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478:after the
422:Ottokar II
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1438:Kunratice
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1350:Habartice
1328:Dětřichov
1317:Chrastava
1300:Český Dub
1117:"Radnice"
929:, Germany
927:Eichstätt
832:Varnsdorf
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418:Cratzauia
368:Geography
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122:50°49′1″N
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1465:Nová Ves
1344:Frýdlant
1294:Černousy
1259:villages
942:, Poland
542:expelled
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1561:Sychrov
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1454:Liberec
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307:Website
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1460:Mníšek
1443:Lažany
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609:−0.5%
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598:+2.0%
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462:from
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286:UTC+2
265:UTC+1
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722:Pop.
718:Year
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290:CEST
217:Area
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