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Ackeburg
Ackeburg. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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The Ackeburg, also called the Ackenburg, in the Harz Mountains of central Germany, is the site of a high medieval hill castle, 333.2 m above sea level (NN), in the borough of Falkenstein/Harz in Harz district in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. It was first mentioned in 1216 and was abandoned or destroyed in 1400. There was also a village associated with it, known as Akkeburg.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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