Landecker Berg is a mountain of

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. It is the birthplace of the

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labor activist August Spies, born on December 10, 1855, in a ruined castle converted into a government building on the mountain.August Spies,
''August Spies' Auto-Biography; His Speech in Court and General Notes.''
Chicago: Niña van Zandt, 1887; pg. 1.

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