Landecker Berg

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Landecker Berg
View of Landecker Berg in Schenklengsfeld in the Rhön mountains
Highest point
Elevation510.9 m (1,676 ft)
Geography
Map
LocationHesse, Germany

Landecker Berg is a mountain of Hesse, Germany.

It is the birthplace of the German-American labor activist August Spies, born on December 10, 1855, in a ruined castle converted into a government building on the mountain.[1]

References

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  1. ^ August Spies, August Spies' Auto-Biography; His Speech in Court and General Notes. Chicago: Niña van Zandt, 1887; pg. 1.

50°50′25″N 9°53′20″E / 50.84028°N 9.88889°E / 50.84028; 9.88889