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Melk: References & Edit History

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Jul 14, 2011
	Article revised and updated.	Heather Campbell	Apr 21, 2008
	Added new Web site: Planetware - Melk, Austria.	Gloria Lotha	Nov 21, 2006
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998