Hunnesrück Castle

Hunnesrück Castle
Burg Hunnesrück
Amtsberge near Dassel
The Amtsberge hills near Dassel with the castle ruins on the centre summit
Site information
Type	hill castle
Code	DE-NI
Condition	moat, wall and rampart remains
Location
Hunnesrück Castle Location within Germany
Coordinates	51.82111°N 9.6825°E / 51.82111; 9.6825
Height	317 m above sea level (NN)
Site history
Built	first 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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  Castle ruins (green) between Mackensen and Gut Hunnesrück
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  Hunnesrück ruins (enlarged copy of a drawing by Krabbe from 1603) and site plan
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  Remains of the castle walls

External links

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