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Standing guard on a Danube riverbank promontory, Schloss Schönbühel -- a centuries-old castle -- adds manmade beauty to a vista of vast natural charm.
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There is a typo in the name, it's called Schloss Schönbühel. It's in Austria, not in Germany. I found some info about the castle at http://www.schoenbuehel-aggstein.at/schloss/e/index.htm
Ah, thanks Joachim. I thought the name looked odd, but didn't work out the correct version.
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thanks Joachim! I fixed the error and added the link to the original entry, too.