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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Karlsaue State Park

Natural Monuments

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Karlsaue State Park

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Karlsaue State Park

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Location: Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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1. Friedrichsplatz, Kassel – Small beach loop from Kassel Hauptbahnhof

14.9km

03:51

70m

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

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2. War Memorial at the Karlsaue – Frame Construction (Landscape in Slide) loop from Kassel

8.25km

02:08

50m

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

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3. Karlsaue State Park – Karlsaue Kassel loop from Südstadt

5.06km

01:17

10m

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

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Stephan N

November 1, 2024

Initially designed around 1700 as a symmetrically aligned baroque garden with water basins and fan-shaped canals, the Karlsaue was redesigned as a landscape garden in the English style at the end of the 18th century. However, the baroque lines of sight and meaning are still visible to visitors today.

In parallel to the landscape design, Landgrave Karl (1654 - 1730), who gave the ensemble its name, had the Orangery Palace built as a summer residence at the starting point of the baroque lines. Today it houses the Astronomical and Physics Cabinet and Hesse's largest planetarium. Right next to it is the Marble Bath, Germany's last significant and preserved representative bathing complex from the late Baroque period. At the southern end of the park lies the island of Siebenbergen, which is also called the "Flower Island" because of its changing floral splendor in spring and summer.

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Karlheinz

August 19, 2024

A very beautiful park in any weather.

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Jknord

May 27, 2025

A beautiful, well-maintained baroque garden in the Karlsauen park, it gives you a sense of how the nobility once lived their lives. The varied paths, beautiful sculptures, and water features still invite you to stroll and pause.

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Elevation 180 m

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Location: Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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Karlsaue State Park

1. Friedrichsplatz, Kassel – Small beach loop from Kassel Hauptbahnhof

2. War Memorial at the Karlsaue – Frame Construction (Landscape in Slide) loop from Kassel

3. Karlsaue State Park – Karlsaue Kassel loop from Südstadt

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