Altenburg
The Altenburg is a hill in the county of Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hesse, Germany. On its flat hilltop are the remains of a fairly large, fortified settlement from the Bronze Age and Iron Age.Photo: Armin Schönewolf, Public domain.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Falkenstein Castle and Emserberg.
Falkenstein Castle
Archaeological site
Photo: Armin Schönewolf, Public domain.
Falkenstein Castle near Bad Emstal is a castle in Hesse, Germany.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Naumburg.
Naumburg
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Naumburg is a town in the district of Kassel, in Hesse, Germany. It is located 25 km southwest of Kassel on the German Timber-Frame Road. Naumburg is situated 9 km west of Altenburg.
Altenburg
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 451 metres
- Description: castle in Hesse, Germany
- Categories: mountain, castle, archaeological site, and landform
- Location: Niedenstein, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Kassel, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.24653° or 51° 14′ 48″ northLongitude
9.28963° or 9° 17′ 23″ eastElevation
451 metres (1,480 feet)Open location code
9F3F67WQ+JVOpenStreetMap ID
node 1997755605OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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