Discover 4 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Stadthagen (Germany). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Mausoleum of Prince Ernst, Schloss Stadthagen, and Rittergut Remeringhausen. Also, be sure to include Finanzamt in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Stadthagen (Lower Saxony).
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Mausoleum of Prince Ernst
Also known as: Fürstliches Mausoleum
The Mausoleum of Prince Ernst in Stadthagen, Lower Saxony, is a mausoleum erected by Ernst of Schaumburg and his widow Hedwig of Hesse-Kassel in the years 1620–1627. Its unusual architecture and the resurrection monument by Adrian de Vries make it a site of European rank. The crypt was used as burial place of the House of Schaumburg and the House of Schaumburg-Lippe until 1915.
The mausoleum, attached to the chancel of Stadthagen parish church St. Martini, is a domed heptagon in Italian renaissance style designed by Giovanni Maria Nosseni. Four of its walls are furnished with Latin inscribed epitaphs for Prince Ernst, his parents, and his wife, framed by aediculas with Italian marble columns. The central monument by Adriaen de Vries consists of a huge pedestal bearing the cenotaph of Prince Ernst – simultaneously conceived as the tomb of Christ: the cenotaph is surrounded by four drowsing Roman guards, and a larger-than-life figure of Christ triumphant surmounts its top. The dome, painted with fourteen musician angels, represents heaven.[1]
Schloss Stadthagen
Stadthagen Castle of the then ruling Schaumburg dynasty was built by Count Adolf XI in Stadthagen in the years 1535-1539 on the site of a predecessor castle. This was a moated castle built in 1224 by Count Adolf III of Schaumburg in a clearing in the Dülwald forest.
Rittergut Remeringhausen
Relax in park, Park, Civic center
Address: Heuersser Str. 25, 31655 Stadthagen
Finanzamt
Stadthagen Castle of the then ruling Schaumburg dynasty was built by Count Adolf XI in Stadthagen in the years 1535-1539 on the site of a predecessor castle. This was a moated castle built in 1224 by Count Adolf III of Schaumburg in a clearing in the Dülwald forest.
Address: 33B Obernstraße, Stadthagen