Kurfürst Wilhelm I. - Kassel, Hessen, Germany
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Beorngar
N 51° 18.799 E 009° 26.720
32U E 531037 N 5684762
Kurfürst Wilhelm I. von Hessen-Kassel auf einer Bank vor dem nach ihm benannten Hotel - Sit-by-me with Elector Wilhelm I. of Hessen-Kassel on a bench in front a hotel named after him
Waymark Code: WM11R6C
Location: Hessen, Germany
Date Posted: 12/08/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
Views: 8

[DE] Kurfürst Wilhelm I. von Hessen-Kassel (1743 bis 1821) sitzt hier auf einer Bank vor dem nach ihm benannten Hotel und lädt die Vorbeigehenden dazu ein, sich zu ihm zu setzen.

Er war als Wilhelm IX. ab 1760 Graf von Hanau, ab 1764 dort Regent und ab 1785 regierender Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel. Aufgrund der 1803 erfolgten Erhebung zum Kurfürsten nannte er sich Wilhelm I.

[ENG] Elector Wilhelm I of Hessen-Kassel (1743 to 1821) sits here on a bench in front of the named after him hotel and invites the passers-by to sit by him.

He was as Wilhelm IX. from 1760 Count of Hanau, from 1764 there Regent and from 1785 governing Landgrave of Hessen-Kassel. Due to the 1803 made elevation to the Elector, he called himself William I.

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Location description: in front of the hotel Kurfürst Wilhelm I close to the train station Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe

Statue's Subject: Kurfürst Wilhelm I. von Hessen-Kassel

Artist: unknown

Visit Instructions:
Photo of the statue with person sitting on bench next to the statue, standing next to the statue or other-wise interacting appropriately with the statue(face of person does not need to show, gps does not need to be in photo).
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