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808:Nordhelle
583:Bückeburg
481:Todenmann
343:Osnabrück
270:Geography
216:, in the
125:Geography
64:Elevation
1246:Spessart
1150:Odenwald
1029:Soonwald
1018:Hunsrück
909:Kohlwald
760:Feldberg
671:und der
548:Panorama
400:stands.
339:Bramsche
290:and the
209:, up to
1310:Lemberg
1258:Sudetes
1234:Solling
1215:Himberg
791:Deister
615:(south)
613:Rinteln
603:(north)
597:(south)
591:(north)
585:(north)
579:(north)
573:(north)
494:Rinteln
453:Lohfeld
296:Rinteln
260:Rinteln
181:Rinteln
147:Germany
144:Country
84:52°13′N
1329:Taunus
1316:Randen
1293:Süntel
1179:Kalmit
1119:Homert
903:Platte
667:, das
619:Vlotho
601:Minden
589:Heeßen
571:Auetal
469:Wülpke
447:Nammen
350:Vlotho
304:Süntel
152:Region
117:Length
1090:Knüll
827:Eifel
796:Bröhn
407:(NN)
376:Hills
327:Harrl
87:9°5′E
1186:Rhön
994:Hils
970:Harz
427:and
380:The
329:and
282:and
254:(c.
224:and
191:The
55:Peak
1042:Ith
863:Elm
366:Aue
345:).
298:to
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1288:))
906:,
684:^
423:,
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278:,
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