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for the largest U.S. radio station in western Europe was placed on the
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rock, a 27 metres tall tower was constructed in 1864–1865, the
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Recoonstructed Celtic fortification wall at the hillfort
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Donnersbergverein für Mensch und Natur: Der
Donnersberg
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480:Dannenfels am Donnersberg: Donnersberg: Geologie
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462:Reconstructed Celtic buildings at the hillfort
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295:The name Donnersberg is thought to refer to
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75:Highest mountain in the Palatinate;
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60:687 m above
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303:dubbed the Donnersberg
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184:North Palatine Uplands
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1038:Geiersberg (Breitsol)
607:(Prussian) Velmerstot
230:[ˈdɔnɐsˌbɛʁk]
226:German pronunciation:
1193:Paschenburg Mountain
762:Brocken (Blocksberg)
108:49.62528°N 7.91472°E
643:Großer Zschirnstein
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16:Mountain in Germany
1157:Großer Farmdenkopf
1056:Lusatian Mountains
733:Gladenbach Uplands
701:Sieben-Linden-Berg
329:During the Celtic
49:Highest point
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985:Rothaar Mountains
834:Lauensteiner Kopf
769:Hildesheim Forest
709:Franconian Forest
674:Fichtel Mountains
263:Kirchheimbolanden
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1169:Kreuzfelsen
1026:Große Blöße
978:Wasserkuppe
954:Fichtelberg
930:Donnersberg
870:Wüstegarten
841:Kaiserstuhl
821:Ellerspring
786:Bloße Zelle
535:Einödriegel
379:Ludwigsturm
364:Falkenstein
356:Wildenstein
348:Middle Ages
222:Donnersberg
149:Donnersberg
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86:Coordinates
29:Donnersberg
1273:Laccoliths
1242:Categories
1205:Fuchskaute
1200:Westerwald
1176:Vogelsberg
990:Langenberg
894:Kulpenberg
889:Kyffhäuser
865:Kellerwald
858:Hirschberg
750:Hohes Gras
726:Dürrenberg
679:Schneeberg
519:of Germany
433:Earthworks
387:radio mast
375:Königstuhl
352:Tannenfels
341:Keltenwall
305:Mons Jovis
290:Rotliegend
282:Königstuhl
243:Palatinate
201:cryptodome
96:49°37′31″N
1217:Heidbrink
1181:Taufstein
1133:Barnacken
1085:Hohe Egge
918:Köterberg
882:Eisenberg
846:Totenkopf
810:Erbeskopf
774:Griesberg
738:Angelburg
714:Döbraberg
685:Steinwald
630:Ernstberg
619:Hohe Acht
595:Nordhelle
437:Hill fort
360:Hohenfels
265:, in the
156:Nordpfalz
124:Geography
99:7°54′53″E
55:Elevation
42:Steinbach
21:Milešovka
1033:Spessart
937:Odenwald
816:Soonwald
805:Hunsrück
696:Kohlwald
547:Feldberg
482:(German)
476:(German)
402:Marnheim
381:. After
292:strata.
213:Rhyolite
79:ringwork
1268:Treveri
1097:Lemberg
1045:Sudetes
1021:Solling
1002:Himberg
578:Deister
468:Sources
346:In the
336:oppidum
331:La Tène
324:Taranis
322:deity,
309:Jupiter
286:Permian
255:Germany
190:Geology
164:Germany
77:Celtic
71:Listing
1116:Taunus
1103:Randen
1080:Süntel
966:Kalmit
906:Homert
690:Platte
320:Celtic
313:Celtic
301:Romans
247:German
877:Knüll
614:Eifel
583:Bröhn
398:Alzey
316:dunum
297:Donar
251:Pfalz
973:Rhön
781:Hils
757:Harz
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