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189:Burg Theben
181:Dévényi vár
1440:Categories
1389:Vodný Hrad
1354:Pustý hrad
1324:Nový zámok
1157:16°58′42″E
1154:48°10′25″N
1049:2015-08-18
939:Illáš 2011
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885:, 1825 – D
623:References
554:Hungarians
549:currency.
508:Pál Pálffy
357:devin grad
348:—a girl ("
244:Amber Road
197:Bratislava
157:hrad Devín
31:Bratislava
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849:, 1659–
803:Thebmern
747:Archived
637:"Travel"
601:See also
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527:Romantic
500:Keglević
461:styluses
449:Dalmatia
310:apophony
259:Slovakia
221:Iron Age
201:Slovakia
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1374:Tematín
1024:Sources
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535:Slovaks
453:Noricum
368:History
263:Austria
144:in 1809
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512:Pálffy
438:Dowina
430:Franks
240:Morava
236:Danube
229:Romans
217:Bronze
185:German
134:Events
65:Castle
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124:Built
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