Wilhelmshöhe Palace
The Wilhelmshöhe Palace is a Neoclassical palace located in Bad Wilhelmshöhe, a part of Kassel, Germany. It was built for Landgrave Wilhelm IX of Hesse in the late 18th century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Castle, park and museum in Kassel, Germany
- Also known as: “Schloss Wilhelmshöhe”
- Address: Schloßpark Wilhelmshöhe 1, Kassel
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe and Großes Gewächshaus Kassel.
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
Park
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe is a landscape park in Kassel, Germany. The area of the park is 2.4 square kilometres, making it the largest European hillside park, and second largest park on a hill slope in the world. Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe is situated 300 metres west of Wilhelmshöhe Palace.
Großes Gewächshaus Kassel
Photo: Dirk Schmidt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Großes Gewächshaus Kassel is situated 220 metres northwest of Wilhelmshöhe Palace.
Ballroom Pavilion in Wilhelmshöhe Park
Building
Ballroom Pavilion in Wilhelmshöhe Park is a building, which is situated 150 metres north of Wilhelmshöhe Palace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Documenta urbana and Vorderer Westen.
Documenta urbana
Neighborhood
Photo: Carina Kitzenmaier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Documenta urbana is a neighborhood, which is situated 3 km southeast of Wilhelmshöhe Palace.
Vorderer Westen
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vorderer Westen is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km east of Wilhelmshöhe Palace.
Brückenhof
Locality
Photo: Sokrates2987, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brückenhof is a locality, which is situated 4 km southeast of Wilhelmshöhe Palace.
Wilhelmshöhe Palace
- Categories: castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Kassel, Kassel, North Hesse, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.31498° or 51° 18′ 54″ northLongitude
9.41593° or 9° 24′ 57″ eastElevation
282 metres (925 feet)Open location code
9F3F8C78+X9OpenStreetMap ID
way 183224852OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedGeoNames ID
3207202Wikidata ID
Q687186
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Wilhelmshöhe Palace” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Վիլհելմսհյոե պալատ”
- Cebuano: “Schloß Wilhelmshöhe”
- Chinese: “威廉丘宫”
- Chinese: “威廉高地宮”
- Czech: “Schloss Wilhelmshöhe”
- Czech: “zámek Wilhelmshöhe”
- Danish: “Schloß Wilhelmshöhe”
- Dutch: “Schloss Wilhelmshoehe”
- Dutch: “Schloss Wilhelmshohe”
- Dutch: “Schloss Wilhelmshöhe”
- Esperanto: “Kastelo Wilhelmshöhe”
- French: “château Wilhelmshöhe”
- French: “Château Wilhelmshöhe”
- French: “Schloss Wilhelmshöhe”
- French: “Wilhelmshöhe”
- German: “Museum Schloss Wilhelmshöhe”
- German: “Schloss Wilhelmshöhe”
- German: “Schloß Wilhelmshöhe”
- Greek: “Ανάκτορο του Βίλχελμσχεε”
- Hungarian: “Schloß Wilhelmshöhe”
- Hungarian: “Wilhelmshöhe kastély”
- Italian: “Castello di Wilhelmshöhe”
- Japanese: “ヴィルヘルムスヘーエ城”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Schloß Wilhelmshöhe”
- Norwegian: “Schloß Wilhelmshöhe”
- Persian: “شلوس ویلهلمسهوهه”
- Polish: “Pałac Wilhelmshöhe”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Wilhelmshohe”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Wilhelmshöhe”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Wilhelmshohe”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Wilhelmshöhe”
- Portuguese: “Palácio de Wilhelmshohe”
- Portuguese: “Palácio de Wilhelmshöhe”
- Portuguese: “Palácio Wilhelmshohe”
- Portuguese: “Palácio Wilhelmshöhe”
- Portuguese: “Schloss Wilhelmshöhe”
- Romanian: “Castelul Wilhelmshohe”
- Romanian: “Castelul Wilhelmshöhe”
- Russian: “Вильгельмсхёэ”
- Russian: “Дворец Вильгельмсхёэ”
- Slovenian: “grad Wilhelmshöhe”
- Slovenian: “Schloss Wilhelmshöhe”
- Spanish: “Palacio de Wilhelmshöhe”
- Spanish: “Schloss Wilhelmshöhe”
- Swedish: “Schloss Wilhelmshöhe”
- Ukrainian: “Палац на пагорбі Вільгельма”
- Ukrainian: “Палац на Пагорбі Вільгельма”
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