Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
A landscape park of 2.4 square kilometres on a hillside in Kassel, crowned by a giant statue of Hercules. Its water cascades run down the slope for 350 metres and are switched on on scheduled afternoons. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Where
- Kassel, Hesse, Germany
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 51.3167, 9.4000
Get the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Hesse volume with your photos and a note.
Near Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
Corvey Abbey 51 km
A former Benedictine abbey on the Weser near Höxter, founded in 822. Its westwork, finished in 885, is a rare surviving Carolingian church front. The monastery was turned into a princely residence and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Externsteine 70 km
A group of tall sandstone rock pillars in the Teutoburg Forest, reaching about 40 metres. A medieval rock relief of the Descent from the Cross is carved into one, and steps lead to a chapel and viewing platform on top.
Wartburg 74 km
A medieval castle standing 410 metres above the town of Eisenach in Thuringia. Martin Luther took refuge here in 1521 and translated the New Testament into German in a small room. The castle is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Teutoburg Forest 76 km
A range of low forested hills in Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia, where a Germanic alliance is believed to have destroyed three Roman legions in 9 AD. Today it has hiking trails, the Hermann Monument and the Externsteine.
Hermannsdenkmal 77 km
A giant copper statue in the Teutoburg Forest near Detmold, honouring Arminius who defeated Roman legions in 9 AD. With its base it is about 53 metres high, and it was completed in 1875.
Fagus Factory 79 km
A shoe last factory in Alfeld on the Leine river, designed by Walter Gropius and Adolf Meyer from 1911. Its glass curtain walls made it a forerunner of modern architecture, and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Rammelsberg Mines and Goslar 86 km
A silver, copper and lead mine on the Rammelsberg hill above Goslar in the Harz, worked for about a thousand years until 1988. With the old town of Goslar and the Upper Harz water system, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Imperial Palace of Goslar 96 km
A historical building complex at the foot of the Rammelsberg hill in the south of Goslar, north of the Harz mountains. It covers an area of about 340 by 180 metres. Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire held court here from the 11th century, and the great hall is among the largest secular Romanesque buildings.
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Questions
Where is Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe?
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe is in Kassel, Hesse, Germany. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Corvey Abbey (51 km), Externsteine (70 km), Wartburg (74 km).
How do I get the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Hesse volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Hesse volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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