Schnellenberg Castle

Schnellenberg Castle is a hilltop fortress in the Olpe district between the Biggesee and Attendorn in the district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a prominent high-altitude castle overlooking the Biggetal valley.

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Castle
Description: castle
Also known as: “Burg Schnellenberg”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Atta Cave and Steinbruch Biggen.

Atta Cave

Cave

Photo: Rainer Lippert, Public domain.

The Atta Cave or Attendorn Dripstone Cave in Attendorn is one of the largest dripstone caves in Germany. The cave was discovered during the quarrying of limestone at the Bigge Valley Limestone Works on 19 July 1907 and was opened up by the owners to tourists that same year. Atta Cave is situated 750 metres west of Schnellenberg Castle.

Steinbruch Biggen

Nature reserve

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Steinbruch Biggen is a nature reserve.

Auwald Biggen

Nature reserve

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Auwald Biggen is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Repe and Attendorn.

Repe

Hamlet

Photo: Bärwinkel,Klaus, CC BY 3.0.

Repe is a hamlet.

Attendorn

Town

Photo: Freak1987, Public domain.

The Hanseatic town of Attendorn is a medium-sized district town in North Rhine-Westphalia in the Olpe district in the southern Sauerland region with 25,089 inhabitants.