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681:Literature
558:References
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97:11°11′55″E
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448:main ward
406:Schlüssel
363:Kreuzberg
336:burgstall
317:burgstall
302:Forchheim
283:Kreuzberg
279:hill spur
256:burgstall
239:burgstall
223:Forchheim
193:Occupants
167:burgstall
162:Condition
1282:Reisberg
1262:Lehmberg
1236:Hainburg
1220:Burggraf
1167:Wannbach
1112:Kersbach
929:Dietzhof
912:Bärnfels
851:Kunreuth
804:Ermreuth
387:cadastre
246:Location
1210:Borschl
1143:Dormitz
984:Neideck
935:Dörnhof
430:Iphofen
350:History
281:of the
227:Bavaria
217:in the
196:Unknown
694:
207:castle
205:was a
144:Height
1018:Reuth
867:Thurn
499:ditch
325:motte
180:Built
139:DE-BY
1127:Wöhr
1102:Burk
692:ISBN
588:The
521:The
515:moat
450:and
342:and
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236:The
136:Code
122:Type
424:in
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400:of
233:.
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128:,
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769:e
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