Discover 4 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Bad Arolsen (Germany). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Arolsen Archives - International Center on Nazi Persecution, Arolsen Castle, and Denkmal 9. Längengrad. Also, be sure to include HEWI in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Bad Arolsen (Hesse).
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Arolsen Archives - International Center on Nazi Persecution
The Arolsen Archives – International Center on Nazi Persecution formerly the International Tracing Service, in German Internationaler Suchdienst, in French Service International de Recherches in Bad Arolsen, Germany, is an internationally governed centre for documentation, information and research on Nazi persecution, forced labour and the Holocaust in Nazi Germany and its occupied regions. The archive contains about 30 million documents from concentration camps, details of forced labour, and files on displaced persons. ITS preserves the original documents and clarifies the fate of those persecuted by the Nazis. The archives have been accessible to researchers since 2007. In May 2019 the Center uploaded around 13 million documents and made it available online to the public. The archives are currently being digitised and transcribed through the crowdsourcing platform Zooniverse. As of July 2020, approximately 27% of the archives have been transcribed.[1]
Address: 10 Schloßstraße, Bad Arolsen
Arolsen Castle
Also known as: Residenzschloss Arolsen
Museum in Bad Arolsen, Germany. Arolsen Castle is a baroque-style schloss in Bad Arolsen, Hesse, Germany. The castle is now a museum, and is still inhabited by Wittekind, 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.[2]
Address: Schloßstraße 27, 34454 Bad Arolsen
Denkmal 9. Längengrad
Memorial
Address: Rauchstraße 7, Bad Arolsen
HEWI
Address: Prof.-Bier-Straße 1-5, Bad Arolsen