![]() ![]() The 200th anniversary of the first publication of Children's and Household Tales by the Brothers Grimm was observed in 2012–2013 with a series of events. The baroque grounds of Philippsruhe Castle in Hanau, the fountain displays in the Hillside Park of Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe, as well as the Bremen Town Hall with the adjacent statue of Roland (both of which are on the UNESCO World Heritage List) are also of particular interest. Münden comprises roughly 700 half-timbered houses the 1300-year-old town of Fritzlar is famous for its imperial cathedral and Hamelin contains beautiful examples of Weser Renaissance architecture. In 1975, the Council of Europe awarded Alsfeld the status of a model European community for the conservation of historic buildings. Numerous picturesque medieval towns can be found among the Route's attractions as well. Further attractions include the town of Hamelin, of Pied Piper fame the spa of Bad Oeynhausen, which has a museum devoted to fairy tales and local legends ( Deutsches Märchen- und Wesersagenmuseum) and the city of Bremen, which is famous for the tale of the Town Musicians of Bremen. According to legend, the hill Hoher Meissner is where Mother Hulda is said to have resided Sababurg Castle, located in Reinhardswald Park, is referred to as the Sleeping Beauty Castle. ![]() In the town of Alsfeld, visitors can see what is known as the House of Little Red Riding Hood ( Rotkäppchenhaus) the spa Bad Wildungen offers a Snow White Museum ( Schneewittchen Museum) and Dorothea Viehmann, from whom the Grimms learned about many of the fairy tales found in their collection, was born in what today is the community of Baunatal. Several places along the Fairy Tale Route are connected with the fairy tales themselves. In 2005, this collection was added to the UNESCO World Document Heritage List. The original Children’s and Household Tales (German: Kinder- und Hausmärchen), edited and published by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in 1812 and known today as Grimm’s Fairy Tales (German: Grimms Märchen), can be found in Kassel. The towns and cities associated with the Brothers Grimm and located along the route are Hanau, Steinau, Marburg and Kassel. The German Fairy Tale Route passes through various scenic regions, which include eight nature parks including the Hessian Spessart Nature Park, Hoher Vogelsberg Nature Park, Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park, Meißner- Kaufungen Forest Nature Park, Habichtswald Nature Park and the Weser Uplands Nature Park. *I own cats, I try my hardest to keep them away from my Dressing room but stray hairs may find their way onto my items.Plan of the German Fairy Tale Route Tourist attractions *I try to use recycled shipping materials whenever I can. If you have any questions about an item please ask before making the purchase. ![]() If you do not pay within 48 hours the item(s) will be re-listed and you will be left with negative feed back as a buyer. You will have 48 hours after you have placed your order to complete your transaction on PayPal. *Once an item has been purchased I will message you here on LM for your address along with email address associated with your PayPal account. *Will combine shipping for a lower price! Please message me for bundled deals! Please take this into account when purchasing. *Like most things sold online, colors on screens may differ slightly from what you see in person. *Open to reasonable offers and bundled discounts! Please message me if you have any questions! *Not shipping internationally at this time ![]()
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