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293:Westphalia
212:pronounced
79:Dimensions
61:Langenberg
1525:Heidbrink
1489:Taufstein
1441:Barnacken
1393:Hohe Egge
1226:Köterberg
1190:Eisenberg
1154:Totenkopf
1118:Erbeskopf
1082:Griesberg
1046:Angelburg
1022:Döbraberg
993:Steinwald
938:Ernstberg
927:Hohe Acht
903:Nordhelle
705:, p. 301.
503:(617.9 m)
432:(843.1 m)
409:Mountains
399:watershed
323:from the
274:Geography
92:Geography
68:Elevation
1341:Spessart
1245:Odenwald
1124:Soonwald
1113:Hunsrück
1004:Kohlwald
855:Feldberg
718:, p. 20.
630:-Kühhude
594:Medebach
580:Kreuztal
565:Hatzfeld
467:Bremberg
415:porphyry
319:and the
287:Location
1405:Lemberg
1353:Sudetes
1329:Solling
1310:Himberg
886:Deister
670:wisents
469:(809 m)
441:(841 m)
249:Germany
233:Rothaar
227:, also
178:Orogeny
172:Geology
130:51°05′N
100:Germany
97:Country
18:Rothaar
1424:Taunus
1411:Randen
1388:Süntel
1274:Kalmit
1214:Homert
998:Platte
651:skiing
636:hiking
523:Places
371:Diemel
264:German
231:), or
204:German
133:8°15′E
105:States
1185:Knüll
922:Eifel
891:Bröhn
634:Many
626:near
375:Lenne
321:Lenne
309:Hesse
245:Hesse
113:Hesse
1281:Rhön
1089:Hils
1065:Harz
762:2017
511:The
403:dams
395:Sieg
393:and
391:Lahn
387:Eder
383:Dill
379:Ruhr
317:Eder
268:Haar
243:and
198:The
111:and
84:Area
57:Peak
1137:Ith
958:Elm
270:).
262:in
260:rot
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