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1270:The Fidget
1169:11°33′23″E
1166:55°25′47″N
1015:Ruds Vedby
924:January 1,
900:2010-09-29
859:References
785:, composer
773:, engineer
737:, engineer
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625:, military
488:The school
448:chronicles
265:Protestant
249:Sorø Abbey
246:Cistercian
105:Headmaster
1352:Maskerade
1142:Transport
1118:Vedbygård
1081:Landmarks
1036:Sorø Lake
1010:Stenlille
843:Sorø Lake
821:, writer
723:Hans Kirk
689:, painter
650:, painter
477:Alumnatet
378:Buildings
253:Lake Sorø
157:gymnasium
81:gymnasium
1438:Category
837:See also
797:, lawyer
765:Dan Fink
741:Ove Arup
731:, writer
725:, writer
701:, writer
494:Ringsted
456:medieval
234:rhetoric
47:Location
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713:, actor
695:, actor
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349:in 1875
257:Zealand
242:Absalon
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195:History
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165:Denmark
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1361:People
1230:Novels
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414:Chapel
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143:Danish
1248:Plays
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1020:Vedde
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