Germany · 18th century
Arolsen Castle (German: Residenzschloss Arolsen) is a baroque-style schloss in Bad Arolsen, Hesse, Germany. The castle is now a museum, and is still inhabited by Carl-Anton, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, and his family.
As a result, it continues to serve as a residence of the former ruling family of the Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont. It was the birthplace of Princess Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, who became the Queen consort of the Netherlands during the late 19th century.
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Arolsen Castle ranks #1,859 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #145 of the 711 mapped in Germany. Founded c. 1750, it is older than 16% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 696 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,806 times in the last 60 days, more than 82% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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