Großer Homburg

#1041 among destinations in Germany

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The Großer Homburg is a hill, 403 m above sea level, in the Homburgwald, part of the Weser Uplands in the German state of Lower Saxony. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°54'6"N, 9°38'33"E

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Nearby attractions include: Kloster Amelungsborn, Erichsburg, Ebersnacken, Bloße Zelle.

2.1 miW
Monastery
Kloster Amelungsborn
54 min walk • Nestled in the serene landscape of the Weserbergland region in Germany, Kloster Amelungsborn stands as an enduring testament to the spiritual and architectural legacy of medieval monastic life. Founded in 1135, this Cistercian monastery is one of the oldest in Northern...
6.3 miSE
Forts and castles
Erichsburg
162 min walk • The Ericsburg in the village of the same name in the borough of Dassel in Lower Saxony, Germany, is a castle that was built in the 16th century within the Principality of Calenberg. It is currently in a poor state of repair.
3.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Ebersnacken
97 min walk • At 460 metres above sea level the Ebersnacken is the highest hill in the forested uplands of the Vogler in Lower Saxony, Germany.
4.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Bloße Zelle
112 min walk • The Bloße Zelle is, at 480 m, the highest elevation on the Hils and in the Alfeld Uplands. It lies on the boundary of the districts of Holzminden and Hildesheim, a good 4 kilometres northeast of Eschershausen.
1.1 miS
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Kellbergturm, Stadtoldendorf
27 min walk • The Kellbergturm is a 20 m high lookout tower erected in 1906 on the 343.1 m above sea level Kellberg near Stadtoldendorf and protected as a historic monument. Its construction is based on the initiative of the factory owner Oscar Wolff, who...