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1567:Categories
1520:Wallscheid
1430:Pantenburg
1370:Monzelfeld
1355:Merschbach
1330:LĂĽckenburg
1325:Lötzbeuren
1300:Landscheid
1230:Hochscheid
1215:Heidweiler
1210:Heidenburg
1190:Greimerath
1175:Gornhausen
1110:Dierscheid
1100:Diefenbach
1095:Dhronecken
1090:Deuselbach
1085:Burtscheid
1055:Brauneberg
1045:Bettenfeld
1035:Bergweiler
1020:Bausendorf
901:References
761:Ludwig III
557:Brauneberg
537:Veldenz's
288:Population
248:Government
166:49°53′26″N
1475:Schönberg
1410:Niersbach
1385:Musweiler
1245:Hupperath
1225:Hilscheid
1220:Hetzerath
1165:Gipperath
1115:Dodenburg
1030:Berglicht
818:Krammarkt
709:12 seats
540:Ortsteile
458:Geography
336:UTC+02:00
315:UTC+01:00
310:Time zone
280:Elevation
142:Veldenz
110:Veldenz
24:Veldenz
1535:Wittlich
1530:Wintrich
1500:Thalfang
1455:Rivenich
1435:Piesport
1350:Meerfeld
1315:Longkamp
1285:Kleinich
1255:Irmenach
1235:Hontheim
1170:Gladbach
1155:FluĂźbach
1105:Dierfeld
1050:Binsfeld
1015:Arenrath
862:football
790:Riesling
654:Politics
589:Germanic
523:Wittlich
477:HunsrĂĽck
463:Location
452:Lorraine
432:district
404:Geisberg
217:District
169:7°1′33″E
1515:Veldenz
1495:Talling
1470:Schladt
1465:Salmtal
1440:Platten
1380:MĂĽlheim
1375:Morbach
1365:Minheim
1335:Malborn
1320:Lösnich
1305:Laufeld
1280:Klausen
1275:Kinheim
1200:Hasborn
1160:Gielert
1135:Enkirch
1125:Eckfeld
1070:BĂĽdlich
1010:Altrich
936:. 2023.
849:tourism
647:Prussia
639:Bavaria
581:Treveri
575:History
569:Moselle
547:Climate
511:MĂĽlheim
473:Moselle
440:Germany
411:Veldenz
400:Moselle
396:meander
379:Website
198:Germany
194:Country
1485:Sehlem
1460:Rorodt
1310:Lieser
1290:Kommen
1265:Kesten
1250:Immert
1240:Horath
1150:Etgert
1080:Burgen
1025:Bengel
886:
741:charge
684:
627:Burgen
607:Romans
585:Celtic
507:Burgen
448:Alsace
413:is an
1510:Ăśrzig
1445:Plein
1140:Erden
1120:Dreis
1065:Bruch
1060:Breit
930:(PDF)
694:Total
643:Sarre
597:Trier
593:Latin
561:Eifel
527:Trier
364:06534
353:54472
255:Mayor
205:State
1450:Reil
1295:Kröv
1260:Karl
1145:Esch
1075:Burg
884:ISBN
856:, a
847:and
812:and
730:arms
700:2009
587:and
517:are
509:and
450:and
417:– a
340:CEST
267:Area
434:in
374:WIL
329:DST
319:CET
296:956
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767:.
599:,
563:,
497:.
483:.
454:.
438:,
990:e
983:t
976:v
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