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1730:Vorarlberg
1690:Eschelberg
1617:Burg Bruck
1444:Burg Krems
553:Burgenland
449:References
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126:16°19′51″E
123:47°42′34″N
91:Burgenland
59:March 2013
34:references
1759:Also See:
1685:Burg Clam
1158:Rosenburg
1063:Burg Grub
642:Carinthia
380:West view
229:Hungarian
184:Condition
1652:Kapsburg
1203:Salzburg
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305:In 1622
275:valley.
263:Location
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367:Gallery
279:History
257:Austria
95:Austria
47:improve
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315:Vienna
221:German
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