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by the solidification of numerous molten lava flows under the earth. In the slowly cooling lava, easily visible feldspar and quartz crystals were formed. The
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with its collegiate church of St. Peter is a former
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The present shape of the hill is a result of the last ice age. The surrounding loose rock was cleared away by the
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stands on the Petersberg. Its 15-metre-high tower was built to a design by
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runs past the Petersberg to the west and south, and the
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