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army into thinking that the city was well protected while their men were busy campaigning at
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during the siege of Zürich in 1292. They dressed in full battle gear in order to trick the
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Gustav Siber
Lindenhof
Zürich
Switzerland
Coordinates
47°22′22.289988″N 8°32′28.819968″E / 47.37285833000°N 8.54133888000°E / 47.37285833000; 8.54133888000
German
fountain
Lindenhof hill
Zürich
Switzerland
Gustav Siber
Albert I of Germany
Habsburg
Winterthur
Limmat






"The Lindenhof – where Zurich was saved by its women"
Berlitz Publishing Company
ISBN
2-8315-7159-6
"Lindenhof (Hedwig) fountain on Lindenhof hill - Zürich, Switzerland"

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