After 900 years, it is finally time to reveal the truth about Wolfenbüttel. Axel Klingenberg invites readers on a cheerful stroll through history, based on the biographies of several residents of this small town. In this book, he tells the story of a prince who had his lover buried (even though she was still alive), a mad duke who built a massive castle (out of wood), two physicists who were nominated for the Nobel Prize nine times (and never received it), an Enlightenment philosopher (who had been enslaved and brought from Africa to Europe), as well as a world-famous poet who wrote his best works in Wolfenbüttel (and was considered by his contemporaries to be possessed by the devil). The book includes many photos and numerous leisure tips for Wolfenbüttel and its surroundings.