Amelungsburg

#2430 among destinations in Germany

Forts and castles

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The Amelungsburg is a former ringfort that is located on the Amelungsberg hill on the Süntel ridge in the district of Hameln-Pyrmont in the German state of Lower Saxony. ()

Alternative names: Built: 100 B.C.E.Coordinates: 52°12'3"N, 9°16'11"E

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Lower SaxonyGermany

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Amelungsburg – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Burg Schaumburg, Wasserschloss Hülsede, Fischbeck Abbey, Hohe Egge.

2.9 miW
View point, Forts and castles
Burg Schaumburg, Rinteln
74 min walk • Schaumburg Castle is a castle in the town of Rinteln in the district of Schaumburg in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is owned by the former ruling family of Schaumburg-Lippe.
5.2 miNE
Forts and castles
Wasserschloss Hülsede
133 min walk • Hülsede Water Castle is a water castle in the Weser Renaissance style located in Hülsede in the German state of Lower Saxony between the Süntel and Deister ridges.
4.2 miS
Monastery
Fischbeck Abbey
107 min walk • Fischbeck Abbey is a convent for canonesses in Fischbeck near Hessisch Oldendorf, Lower Saxony, Germany.
5.4 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Hohe Egge
137 min walk • The Hohe Egge, at a good 440 m above NN, is the highest point on the Süntel ridge in the Calenberg Uplands in the German federal state of Lower Saxony. On its summit is the Süntel Tower.
3.4 miE
Massif with caves and waterfalls
Süntel
87 min walk • The Süntel is a massif in the German Central Uplands that is up to 437.5 m above sea level. It forms part of the Weser Uplands in Lower Saxony southwest of Hanover and north of Hamelin.
6.5 miNE
Church
St.-Lukas-Kirche, Lauenau
166 min walk • St. Luke's Church is the Evangelical Lutheran church of Lauenau in the district of Schaumburg in Lower Saxony. The neo-Gothic church was built from 1877 to 1879 according to plans by Conrad Wilhelm Hase.
6.4 miNE
Historical place, Forts and castles
Schloss Lauenau, Lauenau
165 min walk • Schloss Lauenau is a former moated castle in Lauenau in Lower Saxony, Germany, built in the 16th century in the Weser Renaissance architectural style on the remains of a 12th-century moated castle.
6.6 miNE
Cemetery
Jüdischer Friedhof Lauenau, Lauenau
168 min walk • The Jewish Cemetery Lauenau is a Jewish cemetery in the village of Lauenau in the joint municipality of Rodenberg in the district of Schaumburg in Lower Saxony. There are 43 gravestones in the 655 m² cemetery on the Karl-Parisius-Weg footpath.
2.4 miS
Town
Hessisch Oldendorf
61 min walk • One of the highlights of Hessisch Oldendorf is the Hessisch Oldendorf Castle, a historic landmark that dates back to the 12th century. The castle is open to the public and offers guided tours that provide insight into the town's medieval past.

Amelungsburg

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Amelungsburg – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)