Hunnesrück Castle (german: Burg Hunnesrück) was a hilltop castle built in the 13th century. Its ruins are located in the Amtsberge hills near

Dassel Dassel is a town in southern Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the district Northeim. It is located near the hills of the Solling mountains. Geography The city covers an area of . Buildings and streets make up about 10% of this area while 26% ...

in the district of

Northeim Northeim (; nds, Nuurten) is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, seat of the district of Northeim, with, in 2011, a population of 29,000. It lies on the German Half-Timbered House Road. History Northeim is first mentioned in 800 in a document ...

in south Lower Saxony in Germany. The castle was constructed in the 13th century and destroyed in 1521 during the

Hildesheim Diocesan Feud The Hildesheim Diocesan Feud (german: Hildesheimer Stiftsfehde) or Great Diocesan Feud, sometimes referred to as a "chapter feud", was a conflict that broke out in 1519 between the Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim (''Hochstift Hildesheim'') and the ...

. Only parts of the moats, walls and ramparts remain. File:Hunnesrück Amt 1833.png, Burgreste (grün) zwischen Mackensen und Gut Hunnesrück File:Hunnesrück gesamt.jpg, Burgruine Hunnesrück (vergrößerte Kopie einer Zeichnung Krabbes von 1603) und Lageplan File:Hunnesrück Steine.jpg, Mauerreste der Burg

References

External links

Chronology at www.stadt-dassel.de

Artist's impression of the castle in the Middle Ages
Castles in Lower Saxony Dassel Buildings and structures in Northeim (district) {{Germany-castle-stub