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	51.82111°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 (Template:Lang-de) 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

External links

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