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Parthenstein, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germanyi
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View of the Parthenstein porphyr quarrying area, ca. 1930.

Großsteinberg quarry, Parthenstein, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany
04620060017272423113131.jpg
View of the Parthenstein porphyr quarrying area, ca. 1930.

Großsteinberg quarry, Parthenstein, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany
04620060017272423113131.jpg
View of the Parthenstein porphyr quarrying area, ca. 1930.

Großsteinberg quarry, Parthenstein, Leipzig District, Saxony, Germany
Mindat Locality ID:
419009
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:419009:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Parthenstein, Leipzig, Saxe (Land), Allemagne
German:
Parthenstein, Leipzig, Sachsen, Deutschland
Italian:
Parthenstein, Lipsia, Sassonia, Germania
Russian:
Партенштайн, Лейпциг, Саксония (земля), Германия
Simplified Chinese:
帕滕斯泰因, 莱比锡, 萨克森自由州, 德国
Spanish:
Parthenstein, Leipzig, Sajonia, Alemania
Bashkir:
Партенштайн, Лейпциг, Саксония, Германия
Basque:
Parthenstein, Leipzig, Saxonia, Alemania
Catalan:
Parthenstein, Leipzig, Saxònia, Alemanya
Cebuano:
Parthenstein, Leipzig, Saxony, Alemanya
Chechen:
Партенштайн, Саксони (латта), Германи
Dutch:
Parthenstein, Leipzig, Saksen (deelstaat), Duitsland
Esperanto:
Parthenstein, Leipzig, Saksio, Germanio
Estonian:
Parthensteini vald, Leipzig, Saksimaa, Saksamaa
Farsi/Persian:
پارتهنشتاین, لایپزیگ, زاکسن, آلمان
Hungarian:
Parthenstein, Lipcse, Szászország, Németország
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Партенштайн, Лейпциг, Саксония еркін мемлекеті, Германия
Kyrgyz:
Партенштайн, Лейпциг, Германия
Macedonian:
Партенштајн, Лајпциг, Саксонија, Германија
Malay:
Parthenstein, Leipzig, Sachsen, Jerman
Norwegian:
Parthenstein, Leipzig, Sachsen, Tyskland
Occitan:
Parthenstein, Leipzig, Saxònia (land), Alemanha
Polish:
Parthenstein, Lipsk, Saksonia, Niemcy
Portuguese:
Parthenstein, Leipzig, Saxônia, Alemanha
Romanian:
Parthenstein, Leipzig, Saxonia, Germania
Serbian:
Партенштајн, Лајпциг, Саксонија, Њемачка
Serbo-Croatian:
Parthenstein, Leipzig, Saksonija, Njemačka
Swedish:
Parthenstein, Leipzig, Sachsen, Tyskland
Tatar:
Партенштайн, Лейпциг, Ирекле дәүләт Саксония, Алмания
Ukrainian:
Партенштайн, Лейпциг, Саксонія, Німеччина
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Parthenstein, Leipzig, Saksoniya, Germaniya
Volapük:
Parthenstein, Leipzig, Saxän, Deutän
Waray:
Parthenstein, Leipzig, Sachsen, Alemanya


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