Hunnesrück Castle

Hunnesrück Castle
Burg Hunnesrück
Amtsberge near Dassel

The Amtsberge hills near Dassel with the castle ruins on the centre summit
Hunnesrück Castle
Coordinates 51°49′16″N 9°40′57″E / 51.82111°N 9.6825°E / 51.82111; 9.6825Coordinates: 51°49′16″N 9°40′57″E / 51.82111°N 9.6825°E / 51.82111; 9.6825
Type hill castle
Code DE-NI
Height 317 m above sea level (NN)
Site information
Condition moat, wall and rampart remains
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.

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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