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1215:Köterberg
1179:Eisenberg
1143:Totenkopf
1107:Erbeskopf
1071:Griesberg
1035:Angelburg
1011:Döbraberg
982:Steinwald
927:Ernstberg
916:Hohe Acht
892:Nordhelle
694:, p. 301.
492:(617.9 m)
421:(843.1 m)
398:Mountains
388:watershed
312:from the
263:Geography
81:Geography
57:Elevation
1330:Spessart
1234:Odenwald
1113:Soonwald
1102:Hunsrück
993:Kohlwald
844:Feldberg
707:, p. 20.
619:-Kühhude
583:Medebach
569:Kreuztal
554:Hatzfeld
456:Bremberg
404:porphyry
308:and the
276:Location
1394:Lemberg
1342:Sudetes
1318:Solling
1299:Himberg
875:Deister
659:wisents
458:(809 m)
430:(841 m)
238:Germany
222:Rothaar
216:, also
167:Orogeny
161:Geology
119:51°05′N
89:Germany
86:Country
1413:Taunus
1400:Randen
1377:Süntel
1263:Kalmit
1203:Homert
987:Platte
640:skiing
625:hiking
512:Places
360:Diemel
253:German
220:), or
193:German
122:8°15′E
94:States
1174:Knüll
911:Eifel
880:Bröhn
623:Many
615:near
364:Lenne
310:Lenne
298:Hesse
234:Hesse
102:Hesse
1270:Rhön
1078:Hils
1054:Harz
751:2017
500:The
392:dams
384:Sieg
382:and
380:Lahn
376:Eder
372:Dill
368:Ruhr
306:Eder
257:Haar
232:and
187:The
100:and
73:Area
46:Peak
1126:Ith
947:Elm
259:).
251:in
249:rot
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990:,
649:.
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374:,
362:,
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236:,
199:,
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