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Kalkofen Estate

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    March 13, 2020

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    Interesting walls in beautiful nature.
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    October 2, 2023

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    Over the course of its history, the magnificent complex was visited several times by crowned European heads. For example, King Frederick IV of Denmark and Norway was a guest at Kalkofen several times in 1724, and Napoleon's wife Joséphine lived there between 1800 and 1804. However, it is not certain whether the later Emperor Charles V actually stayed at Gut Kalkofen or perhaps at another property in what is now the Haaren area on the way to the royal coronation of his brother Ferdinand I in Aachen Cathedral in 1531.

    Source and further information about the estate: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gut_Kalkofen
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    July 28, 2024

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    The Kalkofen estate used to be one of the most important manors in the Lower Rhine-Westphalian Imperial Circle. The complex is located in what is now the northern quarter of …
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