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Lowenberg

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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a town of Germany, in the Prussian province of Silesia, on the Bober, 39 m. E. of Gorlitz by rail. Pop. 5682. It is one of the oldest towns in Silesia; its town hall dates from the 16th century, and it has a Roman Catholic church built in the 13th century and restored in 1862. The town has sandstone and gypsum quarries, breweries and woollen mills, and cultivates fruit and vegetables. Ldwenberg became a town in 1217 and has been the scene of much fighting, especially during the Napoleonic wars. Near the town is the village and estate of Hohlstein, the property of the Hohenzollern family.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Lowenberg'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​l/lowenberg.html. 1910.
 
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