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- ↑ "Kontakt"/"Contacto Archived 2016-06-08 at the Wayback Machine ." Escuela Suiza de Barcelona. Retrieved on April 25, 2016. "Alfons XII, 95-105 08006 Barcelona "
- ↑ "Schweizerschule Barcelona." EAD, Swiss National Library. Retrieved on April 25, 2016.
