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3 unusual facts about Vest Recklinghausen


Vest Recklinghausen

color:red from:1804 till:1809 shift:(-26,15) text:Arenberg

In 1586, the territory was invaded by Martin Schenck and Hermann Cloedt, who caused great damage to the farms and small villages, and were besieged by Claude de Berlaymont, also known as Haultpenne, in the city of Werl.

During the secularization of the ecclesiastical states in 1802–03, also known as the German Mediatisation, the electorate was abolished and Vest Recklinghausen was annexed by the Lords of Arenberg.



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