Schloss Hessen is a schloss or castle in

Hessen Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major historic cities are Darm ...

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, Germany. It originated as medieval moated castle before being converted into a Renaissance princely palace in the 16th century. Its heyday was as the summer residence of the

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in the 17th century. It was later used as a farm house.

Bibliography (in German)

* Paul Jonas Meier and Karl Steinacker: ''Die Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler des Kreises Wolfenbüttel''. Wolfenbüttel, 1906. * Johann Royer: ''Beschreibung des gantzen Fürstlichen Braunschweigischen Gartens zu Hessem''. Halberstadt 1648.
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* Thomas Scheliga: ''ARS TOPIARIA der Renaissance und des Manierismus in Europas Fürstengärten. Ein Beitrag zum Jubiläum „400 Jahre Lustgarten in Hessen am Fallstein“''. In: Die Gartenkunst 23 (1/2011), S. 55–70. * Thomas Scheliga: ''Schloss und Lustgarten Hessen am Fallstein''. Dissertation, Heidelberg 2002.
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* Friedrich Stolberg: ''Hessen''. In: ''Befestigungsanlagen im und am Harz von der Frühgeschichte bis zur Neuzeit''. Hildesheim 1968, S. 173-175.

External links (in German)

Website des Fördervereins Schloss Hessen
bei Region Braunschweig Ostfalen
Rekonstruktionszeichnung von Schloss und Lustgarten

Hesse Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major histor ...

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