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Lauterecken

Lauterecken is a small town in the Kusel district of Rhineland-Palatinate, where the Lauter flows into the Glan. It belonged to the counts of Veldenz and from 1543 was the residence of the counts palatine of Palatinate-Veldenz, a branch of the Wittelsbach family, until their line ended in 1694.

Lauterecken
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County of VeldenzPalatinate-Veldenz

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Lauterecken. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lauterecken
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“Lauterecken.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lauterecken. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Lauterecken.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lauterecken.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Lauterecken’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lauterecken (Accessed: ).

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