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Kellerwald-Edersee. It is known for
outdoor activities such as angling,
sailing, water-skiing, hiking, mountain
biking and Nordic walking; other
pastimes include cruises on the lake
(personenschifffahrt.edersee.com).
The dam here is famed as one of
the targets of the 1943 Dambuster
raids, though it was swiftly repaired
and looks as solid today as when it
was completed in 1914.
ª Continue beside the reservoir on
the Randstrasse, turning right on to
Above View of Fritzlar from St Petri Dom Abelauf/Seestrasse to reach Waldeck.
Below left Stunning view of Edersee Below 0 Bad Wildungen
right Old fortress of Schloss Waldeck Hesse; 34537
The town’s half-timbered Altstadt
ACTIVITIES ON EDERSEE crowns a hilltop overlooking its
Windsurfing spa cious 19th-century spa quarter.
Seestrasse/Bringhäuser Bucht, 34549 The 14th-century Lutheran
Edertal; 0562 325 82; www. Stadtkirche (open daily) blends
windsurfing-edersee.com Hessian and Westphalian influences
Sailing and contains a beautiful winged altar
Randstrasse 3, 34549 Edertal-Edersee; by the medi eval artist Conrad von
0562 349 01; www.sun-fun.de Soest (1394–1422). North of the
WHERE TO STAY old town is the Baroque Schloss
Friedrichstein, which houses a
WALDECK museum (closed Mon) of Hessian
Schlosshotel Waldeck expensive military history and hunting.
This four-star hotel with 42 en-suite ª Leave Bad Wildungen following
rooms is equipped with a minibar, brown signs for Edertalsperre on Above Hochzeitshaus, the most impressive
safe and modern multimedia systems. B485. Turn left for Affoldern then half-timbered house in Fritzlar
Schloss Waldeck 1, 34513; 0562 358 90; follow Randstrasse to reach the right
www.schloss-hotel-waldeck.de
bank of the Eder Dam. w Waldeck
KASSEL Hesse; 34513
Schlosshotel Bad Wilhelmshöhe q Edersee Although it is little more than a couple
moderate Hesse; 34549 of streets lined with half-timbered
This four-star hotel has two categories One of Germany’s largest reservoirs, houses, Waldeck attracts many visitors
of rooms, both offering wireless Internet,
flat-screen TV and en-suite bath. the 27-km (17-mile) long Edersee thanks to the town’s scenic position
Schlosspark 8, 34131; 0561 308 80; enjoys a scenic position amid the high above the Edersee. Its castle,
www.schlosshotel-kassel.de wooded hills of the Naturpark Schloss Waldeck (closed Mon), was

Where to Stay: inexpensive, under €70; moderate, €70–€150; expensive, over €150

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