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Encyclopedia > Arolsen

Arolsen is a small town in northern Hesse and the baroque 18th century residence of the Princes of Waldeck_Pyrmont, a former principality in Hesse, Germany. the castle was built in the period 1713_1728 according to plans by Fürst Friedrich Anton Ulrich zu Waldeck (1676-1728).


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BIGpedia - Bad Arolsen - Encyclopedia and Dictionary Online (147 words)
Bad Arolsen (until 1997: Arolsen) is a city in the District of Waldeck-Frankenberg, northern Hesse, with a population of 17,000 (2003).
Arolsen is first documented in 1131 when an Augustinian nunnery was established there.
From 1918 to 1929 Arolsen was capital of the Free State of Waldeck-Pyrmont (after 1922: Free State of Waldeck), which was subsequently incorporated into Prussia.
Arolsen, Germany (116 words)
The Baroque town of Arolsen lies 40km/25mi west of Kassel in the Waldecker Land.
Developed as a princely residence from the early 18th C. onwards, Arolsen has preserved the aspect and atmosphere of the Baroque period, even though the original plan was never completely carried out.
Arolsen was the birthplace of the sculptor Christian Daniel Rauch (1777-1857) and the painter Wilhelm von Kaulbach (1804-74).
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