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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

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Waldeck-Frankenberg

Waldeck

View of Waldeck Castle

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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Kassel District

Waldeck-Frankenberg

Waldeck

View of Waldeck Castle

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View of Waldeck Castle

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Location: Waldeck, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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1. Bärental Wooden Bridge – Waldeck Castle loop from Scheid

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2. Bärental Wooden Bridge – Edersee Primeval Forest Trail loop from Waldeck

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3. Edersee Primeval Forest Trail – Waldeck Castle loop from Rehbach

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280m

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Siggi

July 27, 2021

Directly from the local parking lot you have a wonderful view of the landscape and Waldeck Castle.

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Michel ✔

July 25, 2023

The hilltop castle was first mentioned in a document in 1120. After Count Widekind I of Schwalenberg had married Lutrud von Itter and his son Volkwin Luitgard, a daughter of Count Poppo I of Ziegenhain, the castle came into the possession of the Schwalenbergers. From 1180 a branch of this house named itself after her. Up until 1655, the castle, which had been renovated and remodeled like a palace, was the residence of the Counts of Waldeck, after which they moved to Arolsen. The facility then served a variety of purposes. First it was a fortress and seat of a castle commander, then barracks, from 1734 to 1868 a penitentiary and women's prison. Since 1920 it has belonged to the Waldeckische Domanialverwaltung and is public property.
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de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Waldeck

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Location: Waldeck, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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