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Welcome to Hanau, the sixth largest city in the state of Hesse, a pearl alongside the shores of the river Main, a place worth visiting. Discover the birthplace of the Brothers Grimm and scene of the first French style baroque palace ever built on the right bank of the Rhine. Enjoy the idyllic spa in its original condition built in the 18th Century by Hereditary Wilhelm IX, later Elector Wilhelm I of Hesse-Kassel, as a retreat for himself and his subjects.
Hanau made (architectural) history before that though: Calvinist refugees founded Neu-Hanau around the year 1600 and created checkered streets. Particularly worth seeing: the Walloon-Dutch Congregation simultaneum mixtum. Art historian Anja Zeller presents the most beautiful places in Hanau and its most interesting personalities, many of which wonderfully pictured by photographer Doris Schneider.

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Doris Schneider, 49 Jahre, von 1968 bis 1978, Kinder- und Jugendarbeit, z.T. mit Schwer-kranken an der Uni Klinik Marburg. 1980 Einstieg in die Erwachsenenbildung und nunmehr 17 Jahre therapeutische, supervisorische und beratende Tätigkeit mit Einzelnen, Gruppen, Familien, Betrieben und sozialen Einrichtungen. 6 Jahre Suchttherapeutin an der Klinik Landhaus Sonnenberg im Odenwald.

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