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Summit Summit · Kassel Land · 487 m

Helfenstein

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    Photo: Andreas Skorka, DAV Sektion Kassel

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51.361485, 9.348467
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51°21'41.3"N 9°20'54.5"E
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32U 524261 5690082
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