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Dominikanerkirche
Country: Austria
The Dominican monks came to Vienna in 1226, at the invitation of Duke Leopold VI. They built and consecrated their first church and convent here in the second half of the 13th century. The church that stands now, built between 1631 and 1674, was de ...
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Hellbrunn
Country: Austria
Schloss Hellbrunn, once a summer residence of Salzburg’s Archbishop Marcus Sitticus, stands about 4 km (2 miles) south of Salzburg. Sitticus was a nephew of Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau, with an Italian mother. He spent most of his life in Italy, a ...
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Mauterndorf
Country: Austria
Strategically positioned on the road connecting Salzburg with the Hohe Tauern passes, this little town owed its former wealth to the road tolls it was able to collect. Mauterndorf’s greatest attraction is its Schloss, built in the 13th century an ...
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Flekkefjord
Country: Norway
On the coast of the Skagerrak, the Flekkefjord port is one of the largest fishing and fish farming towns. During the early times the Dutch were trading partners in the area. This is where Hollenderbyen, which means the Dutch town, stems from. The t ...
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Andalsnes
Country: Norway
Andalsnes is a town in More og Romsdal County, in the Rauma Municipality of Norway. Andalsnes is the administrative hub of the municipality of Rauma. It is a town comprised of 670 acres, and it has a population that is a little over 2,200. It has a ...
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