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20 unusual facts about Korbach


Adolph III, Count of Waldeck

In 1406, Henry published nineteen complaints about Adolph and proposed to have the issue arbitrated by the mayors and councillors from Korbach and Niederwildungen.

Battle of Corbach

The Battle of Corbach, or Korbach, a Hanseatic town of Waldeck-Frankenberg in northern Hesse, Germany, was fought on 10 July 1760 during the Seven Years' War.

Brakel, Germany

Brakel lies at the crossroads of Federal Highways (Bundesstraßen) B 64 (Münster-Paderborn-Brakel-Seesen-Halle-Leipzig) and B 252 (Blomberg-Brakel-Korbach-Marburg).

Carel Frederik Krahmer de Bichin

Carel Frederik Krahmer de Bichin (June 28, 1787, Korbach, Waldeck — September 23, 1830, Brussels) was a Dutch artillery officer.

Hanns-Heinrich Lohmann

He also had an interest in athletics, training at the sports schools at Korbach and Essen.

Henry IX, Count of Waldeck

After his return, he married on 19 December 1563 in Korbach to Anna of Viermund-Nordenbeck (1538–1599), who brought the Lordship of Nordenbeck into the marriage.

Henry VI, Count of Waldeck

In 1366, he acted with great force against the city of Korbach, to punish it for disobedience.

Jack Nasher

Jack Nasher (born 1979 in Korbach, Germany) is a German business psychologist and a professor at Munich Business School.

Jochen Behle

Jochen Behle (born 7 July 1960 in Korbach, Hesse) is a former (West) German cross-country skier who competed from 1982 to 1998.

Josias I, Count of Waldeck

He died on 6 August 1588 and was buried on 9 August in Korbach.

Karl Wittgenstein

At first, Wittgenstein's business became the biggest and most successful enterprise in the city of Korbach, but also shortly thereafter began to decline.

Philip Dietrich, Count of Waldeck

Philip Dietrich (also known as Philip Theodore) (2 November 1614 in Arolsen – 7 December 1645 in Korbach), was the ruling Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg from 1640 until his death.

Philip III, Count of Waldeck

Around 1520 he built a residential wing of the later Goldhausen Castle in Korbach.

In 1529, the first Lutheran sermon was given in the St. Kilian Church in Korbach; he is portrait on the altar as its donor.

Philip IV, Count of Waldeck

The income of the secularized monasteries was used to found charitabe foundation and in 1578 as the basis for the county's first gymnasium, the Old County School at Korbach.

Wetter, Hesse

North to south through the town's municipal area runs the Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 252 from eastern Westphalia by way of Korbach and Frankenberg and on to Göttingen (in the community of Lahntal).

William I, Landgrave of Lower Hesse

Mathilda (born 1490; died 6 May 1558), married in Korbach on 19 May 1527 Konrad, Count of Tecklenburg (born 1493; died 16 August 1557)

Wolrad IV, Count of Waldeck

The conflict came to a head in 1615, when the city Korbach deposed a magistrate appointed by Wolrad at asked Hesse to appoint a new magistrate.

Wolrad IV, Count of Waldeck (7 July 1588 at Eisenberg Castle in Korbach – 6 October 1640 in Arolsen ) was a count of Waldeck and founder of the new line of Waldeck-Eisenberg.

Wolrad died in 1640 and was buried in the St. Kilian Church in Korbach.


Alme Valley Railway

On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays trains run to and from Bestwig and Korbach.

Christian, Count of Waldeck

Christian, Count of Waldeck (25 December 1585 in Eisenberg – 31 December 1637 in Waldeck), was Count of Waldeck-Wildungen and also imperial chamberlain.

Fritz Korbach

In a 1991 interview, Korbach racially abused black players Bryan Roy ("een kleine rotneger", "a short damn negro") and Romário ("die koffieboon van PSV", "that coffee bean of PSV").