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The Marburger Schloss is a castle in Marburg, built as a fort in the 11th century, and became the Landgraviate of Hesse's first residence. The building is used as a museum since 1981, and as an event venue. It sits on top of a hill.

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Mathematikum Gießen e.V.

Mathematikum Gießen e.V.

26.46km from Landgrafen Palace

It is a science museum located in Gießen offering a wide variety of hands-on mathematical exhibits. Albrecht Beutelspacher, a German mathematician founded it. The museum opened its doors to visitors on Nov 19, 2002. The purpose of the Mathematikum is to let people of any age, gender, and any qualification learn mathematics by personal experience.

Kellerwald-Edersee National Park

Kellerwald-Edersee National Park

39.45km from Landgrafen Palace

This Park in the North Hessian with 57.38 km² area laying south of the Edersee lake in Hesse. Since June 25, 2011, the beech forest area here is declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Hochheideturm

Hochheideturm

53.39km from Landgrafen Palace

Hochheideturm is a 59-metre-high (194 ft) observation tower located in Ettelsberg. The northwest side of the building is the tallest artificial climbing wall of Europe with a height of 41 meters.

Saalburg

Saalburg

61.52km from Landgrafen Palace

A Roman fort located on the Taunus's central ridge, northwest Bad Homburg. It is a cohort fort, part of the Limes Germanicus, the Roman linear German provinces border fortification. The fort includes a museum, Saalburg is the most completely reconstructed Roman fort in Germany.

Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

71.81km from Landgrafen Palace

This UNESCO World Heritage Site is a landscape park in Kassel city. The park area is 2.4 square kilometers, and it is the largest European hill slope park and second-largest worldwide. Construction of the park started in 1689 and took about 150 years. The park is open to the public and it stretches up to the Karlsberg mountain with the Hercules monument on the summit at 526.2 meters (1,726 ft).

Schultheis-Weiher (Schultheis pond)

Schultheis-Weiher (Schultheis pond)

75.44km from Landgrafen Palace

Surrounded by meadows, fields and garden, Schultheis pond is a quick getaway on a hot summer day. The lake is surrounded by a nature reserve and offers sunbathing area.

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Hessen

Hessen

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Situated in west-central Germany, The state of Hesse is bordered by six German states. Most of the population of Hesse lives in the southern part, in the Rhine-Main Area. The countryside is hilly and has numerous mountain ranges. Hesse is the greenest state in Germany, as forest covers 42% of the state.

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