Freistadt
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Freistadt is an Austrian town in the province of Upper Austria. With a population of approximately 7,000 residents, it is a trade center for local villages. The nearest sizeable city is Linz, about 40 km away.
Freistadt was an old medieval town that separated the Habsburg and Babenburg lands. It was a crossroad of the slate and iron trade during the middle ages. The outer and inner walls of the old city still exist today.
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