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761:25 April
724:See also
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631:and the
625:iron Age
569:pillwort
395:bayberry
343:roe deer
339:red deer
308:conifers
223:area in
70:Location
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1209:Thisted
1204:Svankær
1184:Sennels
1124:Bedsted
976:Denmark
640:bunkers
614:barrows
591:dolmens
466:seakale
464:or the
455:Sachsen
451:Lausitz
375:lichens
300:meadows
233:Jutland
229:Denmark
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1214:Vesløs
1164:Koldby
1154:Hørdum
1058:Koltur
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754:Ramsar
627:, the
473:Ramsar
407:sundew
326:cliffs
296:heaths
288:coasts
282:Nature
213:Danish
1234:Øsløs
1149:Hurup
1119:Agger
603:flint
443:chara
379:crane
252:heath
1229:Ydby
1179:Ræhr
1169:Nors
763:2018
381:and
341:and
292:dune
290:and
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248:dune
246:The
142:2007
131:Area
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999:Thy
312:bog
302:or
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239:to
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