Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Kassel District

Landkreis Kassel

Niestetal

Mausoleum of Martin Ernst von Schlieffen

Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Kassel District

Landkreis Kassel

Niestetal

Mausoleum of Martin Ernst von Schlieffen

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This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land

Location: Niestetal, Landkreis Kassel, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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Nordhesse
The scientifically interested and reclusive General von Schlieffen spent his retirement in a reed-covered hermitage, and not in the manor house. He was buried in 1825 in the local mausoleum, which he had built 51 years (!) Before his death in 1774.
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- December 7, 2021
codo786
Martin Ernst von Schlieffen (1732-1825) was the Hessian state minister and had this final resting place built in the Gothic architectural style during his lifetime.
(Source: information board on site)
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- April 12, 2020
Franzl wandert 🥾
The mausoleum of Martin Ernst von Schlieffen stands on the edge of the old landscape park.
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- February 1, 2024