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Hartenstein, Saxony

Hartenstein is a small town on the Zwickauer Mulde in western Saxony, Germany, at the edge of the Ore Mountains. Its lordship, with Hartenstein Castle and the nearby Burg Stein, was bought by the Schönburg family in 1406 and held by them under Saxon overlordship. It is the birthplace of the poet Paul Fleming.

Hartenstein, Saxony
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Lordships of Schönburg

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