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Finally the Government of Baden-Württemberg and the Grad Ducal family of Baden have found an agreement about the future of Salem Castle. The Country Baden-Württemberg will buy Salem and pay for it and other things 60 Millions € at the Family of Baden. The part of the Castle where Margrave Max and Margravine Valerie of Baden will not be sold. The Family of Baden will also sell art reasures and rennounce all possible rights on art treasures where the ownership ist not clear. Here are the details: 19,8 Mio. € for the site 17 Mio. € for the art treasures 6 Mio. € for the socalled Prälatur (without the part where the Margrave is living) 15 Mio. € for the assignement of claims on art treasures 4,5 Mio. € maintenance of the roof . Originally Salem was not a Castle it was a Cistercienser Monastery. In 1804 the Monastery was given to the Grand Duke's of Badfen and became then a castle. Since the end of the Monarchy in 1918 it is the Residence of the Family and since 1928 the head of

Solitude Castle was build from 1763 -1769 for Duke Carl Eugen of Württemberg who used it for Huntings and for big Balls. But soon after it was finished in 1769 the Duke lost the Interset at the Castle and didn't use it very much afterwards. Today the Castle istself can be visited and in one of the Sidewings there is the Acadamey Schloss Solitude. View over Stuttgart There was a 14 miles long straight street which cnonnected the CAstle with the Castle in Ludwigsburg the Main-Reisdence of Duke Carl Eugen

Recently i was in Brussels for a few days where i among others visited the Royal palace which is only open for 2 months from the End of July. I also made an Visit to Laeken where i visted the Royal Crypta the Notre Dame and walked areound the Domain of Laken to have a look on the Castle and the toher Places there. The Bellevue Museum Statue of King Baudouin I. before the Cathedral St. Michel et Gudule Statue of King Léopold I. at the Rue Royale/Koningsstraat Statue of King Léopold II. at the Place de Throne Statue of King Albvert I. at the Albertina Place and opposide to him the Statue of Queen Elisabeth Memorial for Queen Astrid at Laeken Laeken Castle Monument for King Léopold I. at Laeken the Chinese Pavillon at Laaken and the Chinese Tower