Tourist Attractions in Arolsen

 
The Baroque town of Arolsen lies 40km/25mi west of Kassel in the Waldecker Land. Formerly the seat of the Princes of Waldeck and Pyrmont, it was from 1918 to 1929 the chief town of the Free State of Waldeck. 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. The town now has a variety of industry (electrical appliances, woodworking, synthetic materials, tools).

Arolsen was the birthplace of the sculptor Christian Daniel Rauch (1777-1857) and the painter Wilhelm von Kaulbach (1804-74).

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