Mengeringhausen
Appearance
Mengeringhausen is a village and a municipal district of Bad Arolsen in Waldeck-Frankenberg, in Hesse, Germany. Its population is estimated to be 3,800 people.[1] It was first mentioned as the town 'Stadt Mengeringhausen' in 1234.[2] The town was in possession of sovereign principality Waldeck (later Waldeck and Pyrmont).
In 1974, Mengeringhausen was incorporated to the city Bad Arolsen.
Notable people
[edit]- Conrad Goclenius (1490-1539), Renaissance humanist and friend of Desiderius Erasmus.
- Philipp Nicolai (1556–1608), Lutheran pastor, poet, and composer.
- Ernst Friedrich von Ockel, 18th century theologian.
- Wilhelm von Le Suire (1787–1852), the Bavarian Lieutenant General and War Minister.
- Carl Theodor Severin (1763–1836), architect active in Mecklenburg.