Burg Altendorf

Burg Altendorf is a castle in Essen, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia. Burg Altendorf is situated nearby to Kanone, as well as near the heritage site Fachwerkhaus.

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Opening hours: 24/7
Email: info@hbv-burgaltendorf.de
Type: Tourist attraction
Description: Castle ruins in Essen, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Also known as: “Altendorf Castle” and “Castle Altendorf”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Herz-Jesu-Kirche (Essen-Burgaltendorf) and Bochum Dahlhausen Railway Museum.

Herz-Jesu-Kirche (Essen-Burgaltendorf)

Church

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Herz-Jesu-Kirche (Essen-Burgaltendorf) is a church, which is situated 670 metres west of Burg Altendorf.

Bochum Dahlhausen Railway Museum

Museum

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The Eisenbahnmuseum Bochum-Dahlhausen is a railway museum situated south of the city of Bochum in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded by DGEG, the German Railway History Company in 1977 and is based in a locomotive depot that was built between 1916 and 1918 and ceased operation in 1969. Bochum Dahlhausen Railway Museum is situated 1½ km north of Burg Altendorf.

Bochum-Dahlhausen station

Railway station

Photo: Markus Schweiß, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bochum-Dahlhausen station is located in the Dahlhausen district of Bochum in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The station building dates from the time of the First World War. Bochum-Dahlhausen station is situated 1½ km northeast of Burg Altendorf.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burgaltendorf and Dahlhausen.

Burgaltendorf

Suburb

Burgaltendorf is a southeastern borough of the city of Essen in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. When the former independent municipality of Altendorf was incorporated into the city in 1970, it was renamed into Burgaltendorf to avoid confusion with the northwestern Essen borough of Altendorf.

Dahlhausen

Suburb

Dahlhausen is a South-Western district of the city of Bochum in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. It borders Essen and Hattingen. A large part of the border of Dahlhausen is formed by the river Ruhr.

Byfang

Suburb

Byfang is a southeastern borough of the city of Essen, Germany. It was incorporated into the city in 1929. Around 2,000 people live in Byfang, and it still has the character of a village.

Burg Altendorf

Categories: castle, ruins, tourism, and historic site
Location: Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt Essen, Düsseldorf, Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.41726° or 51° 25′ 2″ north

Longitude

7.12338° or 7° 7′ 24″ east

Wheelchair access

Open location code

9F39C48F+W9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 23615245

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q1010745

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In Other Languages

From German to Turkish—“Burg Altendorf” goes by many names.

German: “Burg Altendorf”
German: “Burgruine Altendorf”
Turkish: “Altendorf Kalesi”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kanone and Sporthalle & Schwimmbad Grundschule Burgaltendorf.

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