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How old was Miep Gies when she moved to the Netherlands?

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Miep Gies was born in Austria, but moved to the Netherlands at the age of 11. She was taken in by a Dutch family in Leiden as a foster child due to her frail health. She became very attached to them and chose to stay in the Netherlands for the rest of her life.
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