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Mauthausen

Mauthausen is a small town in Upper Austria about 20 kilometers east of the city of Linz.

During World War II, it became the site of a German concentration camp complex. Approximately 122 000 people were murdered there.

Places of interest include:

• Mauthausen concentration camp
• 15th century church
• picturesque old town
• 16th century Pragstein Castle

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