Spangenberg
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Spangenberg ( ) is a small town in northeastern Hesse, Germany.
Spangenberg ( ) is a small town in northeastern Hesse, Germany.
Oflag IX-A/H
Oflag IX-A/H was a Nazi prison, housing prisoners of war captured by the Germans in World War II. The prison was in Spangenberg Castle.
Notable people
Henry II, Landgrave of Hesse (before 1302-1376), Landgraf, resided at Schloss Spangenberg Hermann II, Landgrave of Hesse (1341-1413), Landgraf, resided at the castle William I, Landgrave of Lower Hesse (1466-1515), Landgraf, died at Schloss Spangenberg Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (15041-1567), Landgraf, lived at Schloss Spangenberg William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1532-1592), Landgraf, gave the castle its present form Margarethe von der Saale (1522-1566), sister of Philip the Magnanimous, lived in the castle seat, her grave is in the city church of St. John Hans Wilhelm Kirchhof (1525-1605), Burggraf on Schloss Spangenberg Michael Rutschky (born 19431), writer, grew up in Spangenberg
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