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Gießen District

Boundary Stone Between Hessen-Kassel and Hessen-Darmstadt

Gießen District

Boundary Stone Between Hessen-Kassel and Hessen-Darmstadt

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Location: Gladenbach, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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1. Koppeturm Observation Tower – Post robbery in the Subach loop from Gladenbach

11.5km

03:16

260m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Koppeturm Observation Tower – View from Koppeturm loop from Erdhausen

6.88km

01:59

180m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Blankenstein Castle Ruins – Koppeturm Observation Tower loop from Willershausen

27.0km

07:39

540m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Uwe Schmeling

July 3, 2020

Since the old border between Hessen-Cassel and Hessen-Darmstadt meanders through our homeland, these striking boundary stones from the 16th and 17th centuries can be found in many places.

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Andi

June 7, 2022

The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel came into being in 1567 through an inheritance of the Landgraviate of Hesse. In his will, Landgrave Philip I ordered that Hesse be divided among his four sons by the main marriage.[2] He thus sacrificed the unity of the country to family considerations. Wilhelm IV, who as the eldest son of Philip I would have been the sole heir without a will of division, received about half of the territory including the capital Kassel with Hesse-Kassel. Hesse-Marburg, Hesse-Rheinfels and Hesse-Darmstadt emerged from the territories of his three brothers. Since the Hesse-Rheinfels line of male succession had already expired in 1583, the territory was divided between Hesse-Kassel, Hesse-Darmstadt and Hesse-Marburg. The Hesse-Marburg line also died out in 1604, so that only the two land counties of Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Darmstadt were to remain in existence for a longer period of time. Only with the founding of the federal state of Hesse in 1945 could the division of Hesse be overcome.
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landgrafschaft_Hessen-Kassel
The boundary stone is from 1669 and marks the border between Hesse-Cassel and Hesse-Darmstadt.

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Volker🏃🏻

September 27, 2022

Outstanding, a path with history, stories and landmarks.

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Location: Gladenbach, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

Boundary Stone Between Hessen-Kassel and Hessen-Darmstadt

1. Koppeturm Observation Tower – Post robbery in the Subach loop from Gladenbach

2. Koppeturm Observation Tower – View from Koppeturm loop from Erdhausen

3. Blankenstein Castle Ruins – Koppeturm Observation Tower loop from Willershausen

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