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Holiday homes at the Twistesee
Bad Arolsen with his Lake Twiste In the Waldecker Land is a wonderful, but often underestimated holiday destination for pleasure vacationers and families - and therefore a distinct alternative to the other Waldecker lakes Edersee and Diemelsee.
The Holiday Village Twistesee is wonderfully grown into the wooded nature around the lake. It has an excellent Recreational infrastructure with the only sandy beach bath in Waldecker Land. Golf course is right next door. In the holiday village there is a playground, Volleybadfeld, tennis court and free mini golf.
The Holiday properties at the Twistesee click HERE
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City & culture
The Residence city built in Baroque style Arolses The castle was built in 1713. In 1720, the family moved from Waldeck Castle to Arolsen, which since then had been a part of the castle. Government seat of the Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont After the abdication of the prince, the Waldecker Land with its Capital Arolsen 1919-1929 the smallest Free State of Germany During the Weimar Republic, however, this status could not be maintained due to too high financial burdens. Healing Source In 1977, Arolsen obtained the title "Heilbad" and in 1979 was awarded the title "Heilbad" at the gates of Arolsen. Twiste reservoirs Lake, medicinal spring, castle, parks, and the baroque townscape favored the settlement of spa facilities and rehabilitation clinics and so the beautiful place became official in 1997 Bad Arolsen.Cultural in the Baroque City There are numerous museums, exhibitions and events all year round as well as palace concerts. The annual concerts are known throughout the region. Baroque Festival in May, as well as the legendary Livestock market - the biggest folk festival in Northern Hesse.
The baroque old town with the Schlosstraße and its pretty cafes - as well as the beautiful shopping street that follows from Kirchplatz invite you to stroll.
Dutch holidaymakers in particular are attracted to the castle, since Queen Emma of the Netherlands Born here in 1859, all Dutch heirs to the throne have since descended from the family of the Counts of Waldeck in the female line.
Bad Arolsen/Stadtportrait HERE
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Residenzschloss Bad Arolsen
( MeineCardPlus -partners) The baroque residence castle is the centre and landmark of the Residence town built in Baroque style Bad Arolsen. It was built between 1710 and 1810 for Prince Frederick Anton Ulrich of Waldeck and Pyrmont. In 1720 the family moved from Schloss Waldeck to the first fertilized east wing in Arolsen. Queen Emma of the Netherlands Born in the residence of Arolsen, this is why the castle attracts guests from the Netherlands. Descendants of the Fürstenfamilie zu Waldeck and Pyrmont still live in parts of the castle. You can visit the Steinerne Saal, the Palatine Room, the Alhambra – the wedding gift of Princess Helene von Nassau (Mother of Queen Emma of the Netherlands), the white room with paintings of table legs, Meytens and Aldegrever, music hall, White Salon, Empire Salon, Red Salon, Blue Salon and the Crown Prince's Room, as well as various exhibitions in the residence castle! www.schloss-arolsen.de/fuehrungen
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Lake Twiste
Tourist focus is Lake Twiste, a small but fine recreational reservoir on the outskirts of Bad Arolsen.
It offers numerous sports and Activities for the whole family (modern sand beach resort, separate nudist beach, car-free lake tour, inline skating, Segway tours, water skiing, rowing and pedal boat rental, cycling, hiking, holiday park, motorhome harbour, 9-hole golf course, playground, mini golf, volleyball, ... as well as an adventure golf complex in the immediate vicinity of the golf club.
The Twistesee is also very popular with anglers and the different activities are well separated from each other in this long-drawn lake.
All leisure info Twistesee HERE
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Sand beach at the Twistesee
Whether you are looking for recreation, fun and / or action – at the Twistesee you are right! the most beautiful beach in Waldecker Land. Touristally, the Twistesee is in the shadow of the great Edersee – but that's exactly its strength, because locals often prefer to swim the Twistesee lake opposite the often overflowing Edersee in summer. Enjoy the free 2014 completely redesigned Sand beach bath (!) of the Twistesee. You will find here bathing bays, disabled changing rooms with showers and toilets, playground and sunbathing meadows, barbecue area, slide, climbing scaffolding, two volleyball fields, beach gastronomy and boat rental. Waterskiing centre with water ski lift, rental and course offer. opposite sea side is the only official nudist beach in Waldecker Land. The beautiful area with a well maintained lawn has a bathing jetty and is well protected and ingrown. (5 min walk from the parking lot at the B450)
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Boat rental at the Twistesee
The boat rental at the Twistesee (at the Strandbad / DLRG) offers the entire range of recreational boats:
- Modern 2- and 4-seater pedal boats with sundeck
- Rowing boats
- Water bikes "Aquabike"
- Water trampoline "Aquatramp"
- Stand Up Paddling Surfboards
- Canoe
- Electric boat
- Sunbeds and sunshades
- Recumbent box/winter quarters for surfboards and boats
Open during the holidays from 11.00 - 18:30 o'clock otherwise weather dependent.
At the beach resort of Twistesee
34454 Bad Arolsen-Wetterburg
Contact:
Dagmar Sauermann
+49 5691 50233 (boathouse/bridge)
or Eckhard Sauermann
+49 171 1775415
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Water skiing facility at Lake Twiste
( MeineCardPlus -partners) Try it out! Waterski is an attractive and easy to learn sport for young and old. Water ski lift You will be drawn over the Twistesee lake, for beginners with 29 km/h to 58 km/h for experts. You will need nothing but your swimsuits and a towel. Waterski and life jacket are provided free of charge. In cool weather there are cold protection suits. Main guide to the introduction is: stay in the squat and let your arms be stretched – then you'll have fun with the water. Beginners will learn water skiing best in a two-hour group course. On the terrace with snack bar and café or grandstands, you can first look at what is happening from a dry distance. The beach bath and a beautiful playground are located in the immediate vicinity. One hour of water skiing costs about 13€; Children /Youth approx.10€. Rental material: Wakeboard 6€/h; Neoprene suit/Trickski 4€h each. With increasing duration it becomes cheaper. There are also cheap daily prices and for holidaymakers multi-day tickets. Beginner's courses June-August: Every sat/s from 10-12h; mid-wiches from 19-21h cost approx.20€ incl. suit Approximate season and opening hours:April and October Saturday, Sundays & Holidays as required from 13–17 hrs.
May to September Mon/Mi/Do/Fr 2–8 p.m.; Tue 2–6 p.m., Sept 2–7 p.m.
Sat 12 – 18 h, Sept. 12–17 h
Sun/Fri 12–19 o'clock
In case of bad weather, operation may be restricted. Contact: Water ski center Twistesee Zum Wiggenberg 1
Office: Leiborner Str. 21
34454 Bad Arolsen Tel. +49 5691 629636 or 40320
E-mail: wsz-twistesee@t-online.de
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Adventure Golf at the Twistesee
( MeineCardPlus -partners) Directly at the beach pool parking lot with 18 barrier-free tracks from artificial grass.
Each track is individually equipped with obstacles and between five and twelve meters long. You play over creeks, ditches, through a snake and various sandstone obstacles, while the course leads through beautifully landscaped flower landscapes, which present themselves seasonally in the most varied colors. The artificial grass makes the facility playable all year round.
Opening hours:
Monday:14:00 – 19:00 (last start), during the school holidays from 11 o'clock
Tuesday – Sunday: 11:00 – 19:00 (last start)
Adventure GolfFacilities MacBirdies
Wiggenberg 33
34454 Bad Arolsen-Wetterburg
Tel.: (05691) 62 84 44
Mail: info@macbirdies.de www.macbirdies.de
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Golf club on Lake Twiste
Golf- und Landclub Bad Arolsen e.V.The 9hole golf course on the Twistesee with its generously laid out driving range is located directly on Lake Twiste with a view of the lake. Founded in 1997, it is still a quite young place, but already nicely grown between lake and forest. Intermediate level of sport difficulty – however, narrow fairways, many sand bunkers and the treacherous rough for players of all strengths are definitely a challenge. Golf and country club bad Arolsen e.V. ( MeineCardPlus -partners) To Wiggenberg 33 34454 Bad Arolsen -Wetterburg Tel.: +49 5691 628444
Email: info@golf-arolsen.de www.golf-arolsen.de
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Spa & leisure activities
Bad Arolsen is a sports resort: Tennis, horse riding, golf, sightseeing flights, hiking, Nordic walking, swimming, fishing, water skiing and a very good cycling network for extended cycling tours. There are various spa and spa treatments available. Recreational pool Arobella with spacious sauna area and fitness centre as well as the connected Health centre offers with various health and active offers the opportunity to get into a healthier lifestyle. Springs of healing, special clinics (tinnitus, psychosomatics) and a dialysis centre as well as the municipal hospital are the main pillars of the spa. Especially for tinnitus diseases, Bad Arolsen is a leading address. In the immediate vicinity of Bad Arolsen there are numerous excursion possibilities, castles, ruins and an open-air stage Twiste with regular family performances. Details of the leisure activities can be found in the respective sections: Recreational facilities - Swimming pools - Twisted cycle path City of Bad Arolsen Large avenue 2634454 Bad Arolsen Tel.: +49 5691 801-240 www.bad-arolsen.de
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Arobella Experience Bath
( MeineCardPlus -partners) The Arobella is a modern adventure pool with everything you can expect. Under one roof are swimming pool, sauna, wellness and fitness centre. The swimming area delights with large leisure pool, flow channel, giant slide, 25m sports pool, whirlpools, exercise pool, toddler area and large outdoor area with outdoor pool, lawn and playground.
The spacious sauna area with indoor and outdoor areas and nudist lounges is one of the most beautiful in the region and doesn't miss anything. Massages and wellness treatments, aqua courses and fitness training are offered at Arobella.
Arobella leisure pool with sauna area
Schlesienstr. 23
34454 Bad Arolsen
Tel.: (05691) 80 62 00
Mail: info@arobella.de www.arobella.de
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Twiste - cycle path
through the Twiste Valley from Korbach to Volkmarsen (44km) This bike tour always leads along the river Twiste and the Lake Twiste with a detour to Bad Arolsen with its imposing Residence CastleIt is a quiet, little used cycle path – but scenically very attractive with some highlight. There are two stronger climbs, once between Berndorf and Twiste and between Twistesee and Bad Arolsen. At the Twistesee you can also shorten and skip out Bad Arolsen, however this baroque town is worth seeing - and anyone who leaves it out misses what. Very nice is the part through the Bicketal from Bad-Arolsen-OT-Helsen to the fish farm Attention! If you want to skip the steep climb between Berndorf and Twiste, you will only start the tour in Twiste, where there is also a railway station. The cycle path along the federal road is not recommended, since it ends halfway between Berndorf and Twiste - and then you have to cycle on a busy B251, which is not recommended. From Volkmarsen to Warburg (Twiste estuary in Diemel) the railway line is closed, which is why it is recommended to finish the tour in Volkmarsen. There at the end of the tour waits for the very good (!) ice café Venezia From here we go via train back to Korbach (free of charge with MeineCardPlus ) Google Maps Route history HEREShow more
Kram & Viehmarkt - largest folk festival in northern Hesse
State of emergency in Waldecker Land - four days Bad Arolser Traditionsfest finds for almost 300 years Beginning of August from Thursday to Sunday and attracts several hundred thousand visitors from all over northern Hesse and the neighboring NRW.
It is much more than a big playground, but trade fair, flea market, cattle market, marquee and colourful hustle and bustle in the city until late into the night. Saturdays a several kilometer long parade under the patronage of the Hessian Prime Minister in the horse-drawn carriage runs through the city and crowning conclusion is a great fireworks on Sunday.
You will find the exact date in our Calendar of events
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Webcams of the Edersee region & Waldecker Land
All webcams compact on one page:
Edersee-Staumauer; Schloss Waldeck; Edersee perspectives of various shore regions; Bad Wildungen; Fritzlar; Lake Twiste; Diemelsee; Willingen
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Bad Arolsen from above
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City stroll in Bad Arolsen
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Arobella leisure bath
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Wetterburg & Twistesee from the air
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Leisure time at the Twistesee
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Summer day at the Twistesee with new beach bath
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