Alte Bückeburg

Alte Bückeburg is a ruin in Obernkirchen, Schaumburg, Lower Saxony. Alte Bückeburg is situated nearby to the suburb Vehlen, as well as near the nature reserve Alter Steinbruch Liekwegen.

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Type: Ruin
Description: castle
Also known as: “Alte Bueckeburg”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stiftskirche St. Marien Obernkirchen and Kirche Zum Heiligen Kreuz.

Stiftskirche St. Marien Obernkirchen

Church

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Stiftskirche St. Marien Obernkirchen is a church, which is situated 1¼ km west of Alte Bückeburg.

Kirche Zum Heiligen Kreuz

Church

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Kirche Zum Heiligen Kreuz is a church, which is situated 2 km north of Alte Bückeburg.

Alter Steinbruch Liekwegen

Nature reserve

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Alter Steinbruch Liekwegen is a nature reserve, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Alte Bückeburg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vehlen and Bad Eilsen.

Vehlen

Suburb

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Vehlen is a suburb, which is situated 3 km west of Alte Bückeburg.

Bad Eilsen is a municipality in the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 11 km southwest of Stadthagen, and 13 km southeast of Minden. Bad Eilsen is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde Eilsen. Bad Eilsen is situated 4½ km southwest of Alte Bückeburg.

Bückeburg

Town

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Bückeburg is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, on the border with North Rhine Westphalia. It is located in the district of Schaumburg close to the northern slopes of the Weserbergland ridge. Bückeburg has a population of 21,030. Bückeburg is situated 7 km west of Alte Bückeburg.

Alte Bückeburg

Categories: castle, deserted castle site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Obernkirchen, Schaumburg, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

52.26854° or 52° 16′ 7″ north

Longitude

9.1442° or 9° 8′ 39″ east

Elevation

186 metres (610 feet)

Open location code

9F4F749V+CM

GeoNames ID

11126078

Wikidata ID

Q435498

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In Other Languages

From German to Old Saxon—“Alte Bückeburg” goes by many names.

German: “Alte Bückeburg”
Latin: “Castrum Bukkaburg”
Low German: “Ole Bückeborch”
Middle Low German: “Olde Buckeborch [a. 1564]”
Old Saxon: “Buckeburch [a. 1181]”

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