Hunnesrück Castle

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.

Hunnesrück Castle
Burg Hunnesrück
Amtsberge near Dassel
The Amtsberge hills near Dassel with the castle ruins on the centre summit
Hunnesrück Castle
Coordinates51.82111°N 9.6825°E / 51.82111; 9.6825
Typehill castle
CodeDE-NI
Height317 m above sea level (NN)
Site information
Conditionmoat, wall and rampart remains
Site history
Builtfirst mentioned in 1310

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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