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381:Postal codes
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136:Lüdenscheid
61:Coat of arms
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1818:Lüdenscheid
1770:Plettenberg
1745:Lüdenscheid
1662:(in German)
1268:City Museum
1175:Middle Ages
1065:Nationality
451:Lüdenscheid
407:MK, LÜD, LS
386:58507–58515
207: /
1807:Categories
1632:2021-02-19
1606:12 October
1577:2024-06-20
1542:References
1498:Nuri Şahin
1486:Kurt Weill
1377:Den Helder
1354:See also:
1329:Bundesliga
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858:(≥ 1.0 mm)
321:Population
266:Government
248:Arnsberg
1765:Neuenrade
1730:Herscheid
1534:with its
1456:Carl Berg
1416:Myślenice
1390:Brighouse
1301:city wall
1197:Education
1156:Carl Berg
500:Nordhelle
478:Geography
472:Sauerland
369:UTC+02:00
348:UTC+01:00
343:Time zone
1735:Iserlohn
1442:Taganrog
1317:football
1222:century.
1152:Zeppelin
1045:Source:
1040:1,488.4
950:Average
851:(42.96)
782:Average
474:region.
255:District
1780:Werdohl
1740:Kierspe
1362:twinned
1338:Culture
1234:in the
1162:Economy
1144:Prussia
1129:History
849:1,091.2
846:(4.53)
841:(3.69)
836:(3.55)
831:(3.50)
826:(3.74)
821:(3.76)
816:(2.94)
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772:(31.6)
767:(36.9)
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220:Country
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192:51°13′N
1755:Menden
1720:Halver
1710:Altena
1403:Leuven
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1307:Sports
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1100:Greece
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1086:3,115
1082:Turkey
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1031:103.9
1028:140.3
1025:186.6
1022:189.1
1019:187.1
1016:183.7
1013:164.0
1010:118.6
898:207.8
528:Month
329:71,463
1725:Hemer
1715:Balve
1524:Media
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1261:Verse
1240:Nurre
1236:Elspe
1118:Italy
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33:Town
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765:2.7
760:6.1
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735:7.3
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