AROLSEN

arolsen, a town of germany, capital of the principality of waldeck, 25 m. n.w. of cassel, with which it is connected by rail via warburg. pop. 3000. it lies in a pleasant undulating country at an elevation of 900 ft. above the sea. the evangelical parish church contains some fine statues by christian rauch, and the palace (built 1710-1720), in addition to a valuable library of 30,000 vols., a collection of coins and pictures, among the latter several by angelica kauffmann. arolsen is the birthplace of the sculptor c. rauch and of the painters wilhelm and friedrich kaulbach.