- K ass el . ▁A bove ▁the ▁main ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁Bar o que ▁Evangel ical ▁church ▁is ▁therefore ▁found ▁H esse - K ass el ' s ▁coat ▁of ▁arms . ▁Under ne ath ▁the ▁arms ▁is ▁the ▁ins cription ▁Was ▁unter ▁H ess ens ▁L ust ▁Er b pr in z ▁Wilhelm ▁geb aut , ▁sei ▁Dir , ▁o ▁w ah rer ▁Gott , ▁zur ▁Pf lege ▁nun ▁vert ra ut ▁( “ That ▁built ▁under ▁H esse ’ s ▁desire ▁Her edit ary ▁Prince ▁William , ▁be ▁it ▁trust ed ▁unto ▁The e , ▁O ▁true ▁God , ▁for ▁its ▁care ” ). ▁Me ant ▁here ▁is ▁William ▁IX . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 7 , ▁the ▁Amt ▁of ▁B aben hausen ▁along ▁with ▁D uden hof en ▁passed ▁to ▁French ▁administration . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 1 , ▁D uden hof en ▁was ▁absor bed ▁into ▁the ▁Grand ▁Duch y ▁of ▁H esse . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁the ▁Rod ga ub ahn ▁( ra il way ) ▁with ▁a ▁railway ▁station ▁in ▁D uden hof en ▁opened . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁and ▁ 1 9 th ▁centuries , ▁many ▁young ▁men ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁to ▁seek ▁their ▁fortune . ▁Today , ▁agricult ure , ▁except ▁for ▁as par ag us ▁growing , ▁plays ▁no ▁further ▁rôle . ▁ ▁Population ▁development ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Th irty ▁Years ' ▁War , ▁the ▁village ' s ▁population