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164:(like the
1541:Highlands
1458:Heidbrink
1422:Taufstein
1374:Barnacken
1326:Hohe Egge
1159:Köterberg
1123:Eisenberg
1087:Totenkopf
1051:Erbeskopf
1015:Griesberg
979:Angelburg
955:Döbraberg
926:Steinwald
871:Ernstberg
860:Hohe Acht
836:Nordhelle
612:Roderberg
570:Eisenberg
564:Keilsburg
558:Rosenbühl
528:Bocksberg
447:Wetzstein
435:Rauhhügel
429:Hettstädt
381:Pechleite
375:Eselsberg
266:Greywacke
260:Sandstone
254:Limestone
160:peaks or
85:Saale Dam
71:Geography
65:Thuringia
1274:Spessart
1178:Odenwald
1057:Soonwald
1046:Hunsrück
937:Kohlwald
788:Feldberg
631:See also
540:Beerberg
351:Bleßberg
345:Kieferle
325:Schwarza
272:Dolerite
225:Devonian
221:Silurian
158:dolerite
138:Schwarza
136:Sormitz-
100:Saalfeld
1488:11°10′E
1485:50°30′N
1338:Lemberg
1286:Sudetes
1262:Solling
1243:Himberg
819:Deister
576:Talberg
468:Grendel
277:Spilite
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180:Geology
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1357:Taunus
1344:Randen
1321:Süntel
1207:Kalmit
1147:Homert
931:Platte
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162:Kuppen
140:region
53:German
33:Gehren
1118:Knüll
855:Eifel
824:Bröhn
329:Saale
285:Karst
236:Shale
205:slate
170:Hübel
81:Saale
1214:Rhön
1022:Hils
998:Harz
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297:dams
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209:Harz
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