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| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
| Habsburg, castle, Switzerland |
(häps´b rkh) (KEY) , castle, Aargau canton, N Switzerland, near the Aare River. Built c.1030, it served during the 12th and 13th cent. as the seat of the counts of Habsburg or Hapsburg, whose name derives from the castle [Ger. Habichtsburg=hawk’s castle]. |
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