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FUSSEN
, a See also:town of See also:Germany, in the See also:kingdom of See also:Bavaria, at the See also:foot of the See also:Alps (See also:Tirol), on the See also:Lech, 2500 ft. above the See also:sea, with a See also:branch See also:line to Oberdorf on the railway to See also:Augsburg
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It has six See also:Roman See also:Catholic churches, a Franciscan monastery and a See also:castle
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Rope-making is an important See also:industry
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The castle, lying on a rocky See also:eminence, is remarkable for the See also:peace signed here on the 22nd of See also:April 1745 between the elector See also:Maximilian III., See also:Joseph of Bavaria and Maria See also:Theresa
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Two See also:miles to the S.E., immediately on the See also:Austrian frontier, romantically situated on a See also:rock overlooking the Schwanensee, is the magnificent castle of Hohenschwangau, and a little to the See also:north, on the site of an old castle, that of_ Neuschwanstein, built by See also: |
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