Hunnesrück Castle

51°49′16″N 9°40′57″E / 51.82111°N 9.6825°E / 51.82111; 9.6825Typehill castleCodeDE-NIHeight317 m above sea level (NN)Site informationConditionmoat, wall and rampart remainsSite historyBuiltfirst mentioned in 1310

Hunnesrück Castle (German: Burg Hunnesrück) was a hilltop castle built in the 13th century. Its ruins are located in the Amtsberge hills near Dassel in the district of Northeim in south Lower Saxony in Germany.

The castle was constructed in the 13th century and destroyed in 1521 during the Hildesheim Diocesan Feud. Only parts of the moats, walls and ramparts remain.

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  Burgreste (grün) zwischen Mackensen und Gut Hunnesrück
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  Burgruine Hunnesrück (vergrößerte Kopie einer Zeichnung Krabbes von 1603) und Lageplan
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  Mauerreste der Burg

References

External links

• Chronology at www.stadt-dassel.de
• Artist's impression of the castle in the Middle Ages