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Burg Raabs an der Thaya

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burg raabs an der thaya

Attribution: By Herbert Ortner - Own work, scan from slide, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8809392

Location
Raabs an der Thaya, Lower Austria, Austria
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Built
11th century

Burg Raabs an der Thaya is a long-drawn-out hilltop castle that stands on a rocky spur high above the town Raabs on the Thaya. Today, the castle is still inhabited.

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