Riesenstein

Riesenstein is an archaeological site in Baunatal, Kassel, Hesse. Riesenstein is situated nearby to Guntershausener Klamm, as well as near the railway station Baunatal-Guntershausen.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Baunatal-Guntershausen and Grifte gliding site.

Baunatal-Guntershausen

Railway station

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Baunatal-Guntershausen is a railway station, which is situated 1 km east of Riesenstein.

Grifte gliding site

Aerodrome

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Grifte gliding site is an aerodrome.

Breitenau concentration camp

Historic site

Photo: Armin Schönewolf, Public domain.

Breitenau concentration camp was one of the first concentration camps established by the Nazis. It was founded in June 1933 as an addition to the Breitenau Labor and Welfare House, less than six months after the Nazis had seized power in Germany. Breitenau concentration camp is situated 3½ km southeast of Riesenstein.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brückenhof and Brechelsdorf.

Brückenhof

Locality

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Brückenhof is a locality, which is situated 6 km north of Riesenstein.

Brechelsdorf

Locality

Brechelsdorf was a village that was abandoned around the 14th to 15th century AD. There are no visible remains today. It was situated within the perimeter of the village of Altenbrunslar, which part of the town of Felsberg, in the district of Schwalm-Eder-Kreis in North Hesse, Germany. Brechelsdorf is situated 6 km south of Riesenstein.