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Fleckenberg

Fleckenberg is a locality in the municipality Schmallenberg in the district Hochsauerlandkreis in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The village has 1544 inhabitants and lies in the west of the municipality of Schmallenberg at a height of around 354 m on the Bundesstraße 236. The river Latrop flows in Fleckenberg in the river Lenne. Fleckenberg borders on the villages of Schmallenberg, Jagdhaus, Waidmannsruh, Wulwesort, Latrop, Harbecke, Werpe and Lenne.

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Fleckenberg is a locality in the municipality Schmallenberg in the district Hochsauerlandkreis in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The village has 1544 inhabitants and lies in the west of the municipality of Schmallenberg at a height of around 354 m on the Bundesstraße 236. The river Latrop flows in Fleckenberg in the river Lenne. Fleckenberg borders on the villages of Schmallenberg, Jagdhaus, Waidmannsruh, Wulwesort, Latrop, Harbecke, Werpe and Lenne.

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  1. population: 1544 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the population is "1544 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377948156

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