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1449:Burg Krems
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454:References
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126:16°19′51″E
123:47°42′34″N
91:Burgenland
59:March 2013
34:references
1764:Also See:
1690:Burg Clam
1163:Rosenburg
1068:Burg Grub
647:Carinthia
385:West view
234:Hungarian
222:‹See Tfd›
184:Condition
1657:Kapsburg
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498:Archived
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280:valley.
268:Location
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