Wilhelmstein
Wilhelmstein is an artificial island with an area of 12,500 square metres in lake Steinhuder Meer, located in the Hanover Region, Northern Germany. The island was created in the 18th century as a fortification by Count William of Schaumburg-Lippe, ruler of this small German state.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Meerbruch and Hagenburger Moor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hagenburg and Steinhude.
Hagenburg
Village
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Hagenburg is a municipality in the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Hagenburg is situated 3½ km south of Wilhelmstein.
Steinhude
Suburb
Steinhude is a village in the borough of Wunstorf in Hanover Region in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is a tourist resort on the southern shore of Lake Steinhude. Steinhude is situated 3½ km east of Wilhelmstein.
Bad Rehburg
Village
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Bad Rehburg is a former spa resort in the Rehburg Hills in central Germany. Today Bad Rehburg is a village in the borough of Rehburg-Loccum in the south of the district of Nienburg/Weser in Lower Saxony. Bad Rehburg is situated 7 km west of Wilhelmstein.
Wilhelmstein
- Type: Islet
- Description: artificial island in Lower Saxony, Germany
- Categories: artificial island, fortress, park, recreation area, locality, and landform
- Location: Wunstorf, Hanover Region, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.46053° or 52° 27′ 38″ northLongitude
9.30749° or 9° 18′ 27″ eastElevation
35 metres (115 feet)Open location code
9F4FF864+6XOpenStreetMap ID
way 4592420OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
12233328Wikidata ID
Q2576336
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Wilhelmstein” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Wilhelmstein”
- German: “Festung Wilhelmstein”
- German: “Insel Wilhelmstein”
- German: “Wilhelmstein”
- Italian: “Wilhelmstein”
- Russian: “Вильхельмштайн”
- Russian: “Крепость Вильхельмштайн”
- Spanish: “Wilhelmstein”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mardorf and Altenhagen.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Festung Wilhelmstein and Grundbuch Mardorf Blatt 1160 Flur 13 Flurstück 19.
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