Holzhausen an der Haide
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Holzhausen an der Haide is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Lahn, in Rhineland-Palatinate
, in western Germany
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Holzhausen is the birthplace of Nicolaus August Otto, the inventor of the "Otto Engine
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Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
, in western Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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Holzhausen is the birthplace of Nicolaus August Otto, the inventor of the "Otto Engine
Petrol engine
A petrol engine is an internal combustion engine with spark-ignition, designed to run on petrol and similar volatile fuels....
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