Hornsen
Hornsen is a hamlet in Lamspringe, Hildesheim, Lower Saxony. Hornsen is situated nearby to the village Woltershausen, as well as near Graste.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Irminsul and Burg Winzenburg.
Irminsul
Memorial
Photo: Varus111, CC BY-SA 3.0.
An Irminsul was a sacred, pillar-like object attested as playing an important role in the Germanic paganism of the Saxons. Medieval sources describe how an Irminsul was destroyed by Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars. Irminsul is situated 3 km northwest of Hornsen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woltershausen and Graste.
Woltershausen
Village
Photo: Party2hearty, Public domain.
Woltershausen is a village and a former municipality in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2016, it is part of the municipality Lamspringe.
Irmenseul
Village
Photo: Varus111, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Irmenseul is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Hornsen.
Hornsen
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Lamspringe, Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.96039° or 51° 57′ 37″ northLongitude
9.96701° or 9° 58′ 1″ eastElevation
224 metres (735 feet)Open location code
9F3FXX68+5ROpenStreetMap ID
node 30796089OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2898777
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