Bad Arolsen | ||
federal state | Hesse | |
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Residents | 15.470 (2019) | |
height | 286 m | |
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Bad Arolsen located in North Hesse. The spa town is known for its castle. Other districts are: Braunsen, Bühle, Helsen, Kohlgrund (with Gut Eilhausen), Landau, Massenhausen, Mengeringhausen, Neu-Berich, Schmillinghausen, Volkhardinghausen, Wetterburg,
background
getting there
By plane
The nearest regional airport is the Paderborn Lippstadt Airport(IATA: PAD) , located approx. 50 km northwest). If you really want to fly, orientate yourself to the airport Frankfurt(IATA: FRA).
By train
Bad Arolsen is on the Kurhessenbahn (Kassel-Korbach railway line), train stations and stops can be found with the 1 Bad Arolsen train station in the city center and the 2 Mengeringhausen stop in the Mengeringhausen district as a demand stop.
By bus
The 3 Long-distance bus stop in Bad Arolsen is at the station forecourt. Occasionally a Flixbus comes by.
In the street
The 64 Diemelstadt the (Ruhrgebiet-Kassel) take and then the follow to Bad Arolsen.
The German half-timbered street leads through the place.
By bicycle
The Hessian long-distance cycle route R6 runs through the city. This connects Diemelstadt, about 15 km away, with Wiesbaden, true to the motto From the Waldecker Land to the Rhine Valley. The runs through the Twist valley along the Twistesees Twiste cycle path.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
1 Arolsen residential palace. baroque building with palace gardens in the English style.
- Great avenue - The Große Allee crosses the urban area from the Residenzschloss in an east-west direction. The pleasure palace once stood at the western end, but it was demolished in 1752. This green city axis invites you to take a walk in the shade, especially in midsummer. The 1600 m long, eight-row avenue consists of 880 oaks and was laid out in 1676.
- Baroque old town
Museums
- Bad Arolsen Museum - Community site of the five museums located in Bad Arolsen
- Historicum20 - Forum for contemporary history in the former staff building of the barracks
- Waldecker toy museum in the district of Massenhausen (Museum side)
activities
1 Arobella leisure pool. The bathroom has, inter alia. a 102 m long giant slide with a height difference of 10 m.
- Swimming and water sports at the Twistesee - There is a lido as well as one Water ski lift.
- Twistesee Advent Marathon - every year on the first Advent
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
Practical advice
- Bad Arolsen guest and health center, Rauchstrasse 2, 34454 Bad Arolsen. Tel.: 49 5691 801240, Fax: 49 5691 801238. Open: all year round: Mon - Fri 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., in addition from Easter to the autumn holidays in Hesse: Sat 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
trips
- The Waldecker toy museum, housed in a refurbished cross-floor house in Lower Saxony, offers a wealth of memories of children's worlds.
- 2 Bismarck Observatory Mengeringhausen - The 8 m high control room can be found in the south-west of Bad Arolsen, Mengeringhausen, in a grove of trees. The turret can probably be climbed via an outside staircase. No further information is available on the prospect. Historical info.
- Landau - The small town is about 6 km southeast of Bad Arlosen on the B 450. Landau has belonged to Bad Arolsen since 1972. You can see a small half-timbered old town with 2 arches, a small castle (today an old people's home) and the historic one Water art. This loads in summer outdoor pool to visit.
literature
Web links
http://www.bad-arolsen.de/ - Bad Arolsen official website