List of castles in Lower Saxony
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Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
state of Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
. These buildings, some of which have a history of over 1000 years, were the setting of historical events, domains of famous personalities and are still imposing buildings to this day.
This list encompasses those structures described in German as Burg (castle
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
or manor house
Manor house
A manor house is a country house that historically formed the administrative centre of a manor, the lowest unit of territorial organisation in the feudal system in Europe. The term is applied to country houses that belonged to the gentry and other grand stately homes...
), Festung (fort/fortress), Schloß (palace
Palace
A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word itself is derived from the Latin name Palātium, for Palatine Hill, one of the seven hills in Rome. In many parts of Europe, the...
, castle or manor house
Manor house
A manor house is a country house that historically formed the administrative centre of a manor, the lowest unit of territorial organisation in the feudal system in Europe. The term is applied to country houses that belonged to the gentry and other grand stately homes...
) and Palais/Palast (palace). Many German 'castles' after the middle ages
Middle Ages
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were mainly built as manor houses or as royal or ducal palaces rather than as a fortified building.
- Agathenburg House, Agathenburg
- Ahlden House, Ahlden
- Alte BurgAlte Burg (Osterode)The Alte Burg is a ruined castle that only comprises half a keep , and is located in the Lower Saxon district of Osterode in the Harz Mountains of central Germany. The name means "Old Castle".- Location :...
, Osterode am HarzOsterode am HarzFor the town in East Prussia formerly called Osterode, see Ostróda.Osterode am Harz often simply called Osterode, is a town in south-eastern Niedersachsen on the south-western edge of the Harz mountains. It is the seat of government of the district of Osterode. The town is twinned with Scarborough,... - Adelebsen Castle, AdelebsenAdelebsenAdelebsen is a municipality in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany.It consists of the localities Adelebsen, Barterode, Eberhausen, Erbsen, Güntersen, Lödingsen and Wibbecke....
- Ampleben Castle, KneitlingenKneitlingenKneitlingen is a municipality in the Wolfenbüttel district in the German state of Lower Saxony, situated in Brunswick Land between the Elm and Asse hill ranges. It is part of the Samtgemeinde Schöppenstedt....
- Jagdschloss Baum, BückeburgBückeburgBückeburg is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, on the border with North Rhine Westphalia. It was once the capital of the tiny principality of Schaumburg-Lippe and is today located in the district of Schaumburg close to the northern slopes of the Weserbergland ridge...
- Bederkesa Castle, Bad Bederkesa
- Beningaburg, DornumDornumDornum is a village and a municipality in the East Frisian district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the North Sea coast, approx...
- Bentheim Castle, Bad BentheimBad BentheimBad Bentheim is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany lying in the district of Grafschaft Bentheim on the borders with North Rhine-Westphalia and the Netherlands roughly 15 km south of Nordhorn and 20 km northeast of Enschede. It is also a state-recognized thermal brine and sulphur spa town,...
- Bevern Castle, BevernBevernBevern is the name of the following places in Germany:* Bevern, Schleswig-Holstein, a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein* Bevern, Lower Saxony, a municipality in the district of Holzminden, Lower Saxony...
- Blankenburg CastleBlankenburg CastleBlankenburg Castle was a small castle in the village of Engehausen in the municipality of Essel in the German state of Lower Saxony. It dates roughly to the 13th century. All that remains are parts of the surrounding rampart...
, EsselEsselEssel is a municipality in the Heidekreis district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Most of the village is located on the southern bank of the river Aller. The A 7 motorway runs through the village.-Subdivisions:The municipality of Essel comprises 4 subdivisions:... - Blankenhagen CastleBlankenhagen CastleBlankenhagen Castle was a lowland castle , whose ruins are located by the River Aller near Grethem in Lower Saxony, Germany. The motte-and-bailey castle is believed to have been built around 1200...
, GrethemGrethemGrethem is a municipality in the district of Heidekreis, in Lower Saxony, Germany.... - Bodenwerder Castle, BodenwerderBodenwerderBodenwerder is a municipality in Holzminden district, Lower Saxony, Germany. It lies on the river Weser, upstream from Hamelin, at a point where the river has carved a gap in the hills...
(Baron MünchhausenBaron MunchhausenKarl Friedrich Hieronymus, Freiherr von Münchhausen , usually known as Baron Münchhausen in English, was a German nobleman born in Bodenwerder and a famous recounter of tall tales....
) - Bramburg, Hann. MündenHann. MündenHann. Münden is the German official name of a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. The city is located in the district of Göttingen at the confluence of the Fulda and Werra rivers, which join to form the river Weser. It has 28,000 inhabitants...
- Brunswick PalaceBrunswick PalaceBrunswick Palace on the Bohlweg in the centre of the city of Brunswick , was the residence of the Brunswick dukes from 1753 to 8 November 1918....
, BrunswickBraunschweigBraunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser.... - Bückeburg Castle, BückeburgBückeburgBückeburg is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, on the border with North Rhine Westphalia. It was once the capital of the tiny principality of Schaumburg-Lippe and is today located in the district of Schaumburg close to the northern slopes of the Weserbergland ridge...
- BunkenburgBunkenburgBunkenburg was a castle built during the 13th and 14th centuries in the shape of a circular fort located on the banks of the River Aller opposite Ahlden in north Germany. Only a section of the rampart, roughly 60 metres long and 3 metres high, exists today...
, Ahlden - Calenberg CastleCalenberg CastleCalenberg Castle was a medieval lowland castle in central Germany, near Schulenburg in the borough of Pattensen, 13 km west of the city of Hildesheim. It was built as a water castle in 1292 by the Welf duke, Otto the Strict, in der Leine river meadows between 2 branches of the Leine river on...
, near Schulenburg - Celle CastleCelle CastleCelle Castle or, less commonly, Celle Palace, in the German town of Celle in Lower Saxony was one of the residences of the House of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
, CelleCelleCelle is a town and capital of the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the banks of the River Aller, a tributary of the Weser and has a population of about 71,000... - Coppenbrügge Castle, CoppenbrüggeCoppenbrüggeCoppenbrügge is a municipality in the Hamelin-Pyrmont district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximatively 15 km east of Hamelin.The Municipality covers the following villages:* Bäntorf* Behrensen* Bessingen* Bisperode* * Coppenbrügge...
- Dankern Castle, Haren (Ems)
- Dinklage Castle, DinklageDinklageDinklage is a town in the district of Vechta, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 13 km southwest of Vechta, and 45 km north of Osnabrück.-History:...
- Dannsee Castle, BeckdorfBeckdorfBeckdorf is a municipality in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony, Germany.It belonged to the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric was transformed into the Duchy of Bremen, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown....
- Dankwarderode CastleDankwarderode CastleDankwarderode Castle on the Burgplatz in Brunswick is a Saxon lowland castle. It was the residence of the Brunswick dukes for centuries and, today, is part of the Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum....
, BrunswickBraunschweigBraunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser.... - Diepholz Castle, DiepholzDiepholzDiepholz is a town and capital of the district of Diepholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Hunte, approximately 45 km northeast of Osnabrück, and 60 km southwest of Bremen....
- ErichsburgErichsburgThe Ericsburg in the village of the same name in the borough of Dassel in Lower Saxony, Germany, is a castle that was built in the 16th century within the Principality of Calenberg. It is currently in a poor state of repair.- Location :...
, DasselDasselDassel is a town in southern Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the district Northeim. It is located near the hills of the Solling mountains.-History:... - EvenburgEvenburgthumb|right|Castle in neugothic style: The Evenburg 2007.The Evenburg is a water castle in the village of Loga in north Germany, not far from the River Leda. It was built by Colonel Erhard Reichsfreiherr von Ehrentreuter of Hofrieth , commander of the Dutch garrison in Emden, between the years 1642...
, LeerLeerLeer is a town in the district of Leer, the northwestern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the river Ems, near the border with the Netherlands.... - Everstein Castle, PollePollePolle is a municipality in the district of Holzminden, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Weser, approx. 8 km northwest of Holzminden....
- Fallersleben CastleFallersleben CastleFallersleben Castle is located in Wolfsburg in the German state of Lower Saxony and, together with Neuhaus and Wolfsburg Castles, is one of the most important historic buildings in the town. It is in the district of Fallersleben and forms an historic setting along with the castle lake, St...
, Wolfsburg-Fallersleben - Frauenstein Castle, Bad LauterbergBad LauterbergBad Lauterberg is a town in the district of Osterode, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the southern Harz, approx. 15 km southwest of Braunlage, and 20 km southeast of Osterode am Harz....
- Freudenthal Ruins, UslarUslarUslar is a town and a municipality in southern Lower Saxony, Germany, in the south-western part of the district of Northeim, and in the south of the hills of Solling forest which are part of the Weser Uplands.Uslar is located on the German Framework Road....
- Gifhorn CastleGifhorn CastleGifhorn Castle is a castle in Gifhorn, Germany, built between 1525 and 1581 in the Weser Renaissance style. The castle was fortified until 1790 with moats, ramparts and bastions and was never captured...
, GifhornGifhornGifhorn is a town and capital of the district Gifhorn in the east of Lower Saxony, Germany. It has a population of about 42,000 and is mainly influenced by the small distance to the industrial and commercially important cities nearby, Brunswick and Wolfsburg... - Burg Gleichen, Appenrode
- Gleichen, GöttingenGöttingenGöttingen is a university town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Göttingen. The Leine river runs through the town. In 2006 the population was 129,686.-General information:...
- Gödens Castle, Neustadtgödens, Sande
- Greene Castle, Greene
- Grubenhagen CastleGrubenhagen CastleGrubenhagen Castle is a ruined medieval castle in North Germany dating to the 13th century. It is not far from the town of Einbeck in southern Lower Saxony.- Location :...
, near EinbeckEinbeckEinbeck is a town in the district Northeim, in southern Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located on the German Timber-Frame Road.-Economy:Einbeck is famous for its 600 year old beer brewery, home of Einbecker Bier, the origin for the term Bock beer... - Hagenburg Castle, HagenburgHagenburgHagenburg is a municipality in the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany....
- HaneburgHaneburgHaneburg is a castle with two wings of Leer in East Frisia, Germany. It , is one of the few buildings remaining of the Renaissance time in north-west Germany, which was much affected by the Netherlands...
, LeerLeerLeer is a town in the district of Leer, the northwestern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the river Ems, near the border with the Netherlands.... - Hardenberg Castle, Nörten-HardenbergNörten-HardenbergNörten-Hardenberg is a municipality in the district of Northeim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approx. 10 km southwest of Northeim, and 10 km north of Göttingen.- References :...
- HarderwykenburgHarderwykenburgThe Harderwykenburg is one of the oldest extant castles of East Frisia. It was built in the style of a medieval stone house soon after 1450 in Leer, Lower Saxony, Germany....
, LeerLeerLeer is a town in the district of Leer, the northwestern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated at the river Ems, near the border with the Netherlands.... - HarzburgHarzburgThe Harzburg, also called Großer Harzburg, is a former imperial castle on the edge of the Harz mountains directly above the spa resort of Bad Harzburg in Goslar district in the German state of Lower Saxony....
, Bad HarzburgBad HarzburgBad Harzburg is a town in central Germany, in the Goslar district of Lower Saxony. It lies on the northern edge of the Harz mountains and is a recognised saltwater spa and climatic health resort.- Location :... - Heldenburg, EinbeckEinbeckEinbeck is a town in the district Northeim, in southern Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located on the German Timber-Frame Road.-Economy:Einbeck is famous for its 600 year old beer brewery, home of Einbecker Bier, the origin for the term Bock beer...
- Ruins of Heisterburg, Bad NenndorfBad NenndorfBad Nenndorf is a small town in the district of Schaumburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Its population is 10,210 . It is situated approx. 12 km east of Stadthagen, and 25 km west of Hanover, at the southern edge of the North German Plain and the northern edge of the Deister ridge...
- Heisterschlösschen, BeckedorfBeckedorfBeckedorf is a municipality in the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany....
- Herrenhausen Castle, HanoverHanoverHanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
- Herzberg CastleHerzberg CastleHerzberg Castle is a German Schloss in Herzberg am Harz in the district of Osterode am Harz in the state of Lower Saxony. The present-day four-winged building has its origins in the 11th century as a medieval Burg. After a fire in 1510 it was rebuilt as a Schloss and is one of the few in Lower...
, Herzberg am HarzHerzberg am HarzHerzberg am Harz is a town in the Osterode district of Lower Saxony, Germany.- History :Herzberg castle was first mentioned in 1154. The town was part of the state of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, and the castle was for some time used as a residence by the dukes... - Hodenhagen CastleHodenhagen CastleHodenhagen Castle is the site of a former lowland castle built in the 13th century in the vicinity of Hodenhagen in the German state of Lower Saxony...
, HodenhagenHodenhagenHodenhagen is a municipality in the district of Heidekreis, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town was once the site of Hudemühlen Castle, which is now completely destroyed. The castle was famous as the home of the kobold Hinzelmann. The site of another medieval castle, Hodenhagen Castle on the River... - Holter Burg, BissendorfBissendorfBissendorf is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 9 km southeast of Osnabrück. Population 14,404 ....
- Homburg, StadtoldendorfStadtoldendorfStadtoldendorf is a town in the middle Holzminden district, Lower Saxony, Germany. Stadtoldendorf is the seat of the Samtgemeinde Eschershausen-Stadtoldendorf.Allocation of seats in the local council electoral period 2006-2011:...
- Hornburg Castle, HornburgHornburgHornburg is a town in the Wolfenbüttel district, in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is situated at the Ilse river, a tributary of the Oker. Hornburg is part of the Samtgemeinde Schladen and home to numerous historically valuable half-timber buildings...
- Hoya Castle, HoyaHoyaHoya is a genus of 200-300 species of tropical plants in the family Apocynaceae , fomerly considered to be in the Asclepiadaceae...
- Hünenburg, Bad PyrmontBad Pyrmont-External links:* * -Multimedia:*...
- Hünenburg, RintelnRintelnRinteln is a small town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located on the banks of the Weser river above the Porta Westfalica. Population: 28,500.It is accessed by the A2 autobahn .-History:...
- Hünnefeld Castle, Bad EssenBad EssenBad Essen is a small municipality and health resort in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony. Bad Essen with its historical centre is located on the German Framework Road.-Geography:...
- Hülsede Water CastleHülsede Water CastleHülsede Water Castle is a water castle in the Weser Renaissance style located in Hülsede in the German state of Lower Saxony between the Süntel and Deister ridges.- History :...
, HülsedeHülsedeHülsede is a municipality in the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.... - Iburg Castle and Benedictine Abbey, Bad IburgBad IburgBad Iburg is a town in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teutoburg Forest, 16 km south of Osnabrück....
- Ippenburg Castle, Bad EssenBad EssenBad Essen is a small municipality and health resort in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony. Bad Essen with its historical centre is located on the German Framework Road.-Geography:...
- Jever Castle, JeverJeverJever is the capital of the district of Friesland in Lower Saxony, Germany. The name Jever is usually associated with a major brand of beer which is produced here, the city is also a popular holiday resort. Jever was granted city status in 1536. Unofficially Jever is sometimes referred to as...
- Kukesburg, SpringeSpringeSpringe is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the Deister hills, southwest of Hanover.-City Structure:* Springe with 12,666 Inhabitants* Bennigsen with 4,095 Inhabitants...
- Landestrost CastleLandestrost CastleLandestrost Castle is a castle in the Weser renaissance style that was built between 1573-84 in Neustadt am Rübenberge in the north German state of Lower Saxony. Integrated into fortifications, together with the town, it developed into an urban fortress typical of the 16th century...
, Neustadt am RübenbergeNeustadt am RübenbergeNeustadt am Rübenberge is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. At 357 km², it is the 9th largest settlement in Germany by area , though only about 45,000 inhabitants live there... - Leine Castle, HanoverHanoverHanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
- Burg Lichtenberg, SalzgitterSalzgitterSalzgitter is an independent city in southeast Lower Saxony, Germany, located between Hildesheim and Braunschweig. Together with Wolfsburg and Braunschweig, Salzgitter is one of the seven Oberzentren of Lower Saxony...
- Castle ruins of Lichtenstein, Osterode am HarzOsterode am HarzFor the town in East Prussia formerly called Osterode, see Ostróda.Osterode am Harz often simply called Osterode, is a town in south-eastern Niedersachsen on the south-western edge of the Harz mountains. It is the seat of government of the district of Osterode. The town is twinned with Scarborough,...
- Lutter Castle, Lutter am BarenbergeLutter am BarenbergeLutter am Barenberge is a municipality located in the district of Goslar in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 13 km northwest of Goslar.- History :...
- Lütetsburg Castle, LütetsburgLütetsburgLütetsburg is a municipality in the district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany....
- Manningaburg, PewsumPewsumPewsum is a village in the municipality of Krummhörn in western East Frisia. Pewsum is both the administrative seat as well as the trade and craft centre for the municipality. The number of inhabitants is 3,352 and the village lies at a height of .- History :Pewsum was first mentioned in 945 as...
- Marienburg Castle, PattensenPattensenPattensen is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 12 km south of Hanover.-History:It was the capital of the Principality of Calenberg until 1636, when the capital moved to the town of Hanover, from which the state of Hanover was...
- Fort Mariensiel, WilhelmshavenWilhelmshavenWilhelmshaven is a coastal town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the western side of the Jade Bight, a bay of the North Sea.-History:...
- Neuhaus Castle, Wolfsburg-Neuhaus
- Schloss Norderburg, DornumDornumDornum is a village and a municipality in the East Frisian district of Aurich, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the North Sea coast, approx...
- Oldenburg Castle, OldenburgOldenburgOldenburg is an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the western part of the state between the cities of Bremen and Groningen, Netherlands, at the Hunte river. It has a population of 160,279 which makes it the fourth biggest city in Lower Saxony after Hanover, Braunschweig...
- Oelber Castle, Oelber am weißen Wege
- Osnabrück Castle
- OsterburgOsterburg (Groothusen)The Osterburg is a castle from the High Middle Ages in the village of Groothusen in the municipality of Krummhörn, in the district of Aurich in Lower Saxony, Germany.- Location :...
, GroothusenGroothusenGroothusen is an old Langwurtendorf - a village on an artificially-built ridge - in the municipality of Krummhörn in western East Frisia on Germany's North Sea coast. It lies about 15 kilometres northwest of the seaport of Emden and has a population of 474...
, East Frisia - Petersburg, OsnabrückOsnabrückOsnabrück is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80 km NNE of Dortmund, 45 km NE of Münster, and some 100 km due west of Hanover. It lies in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest...
- Plesse CastlePlesse CastlePlesse Castle is situated to the north of Göttingen in Germany, close to the village of Bovenden.The castle was transferred in 1015 from the private estate of Meinwerk, bishop of Paderborn to the city of Paderborn. Since 1150 it is the seat of the noble lords of Plesse, who named themselves for the...
, BovendenBovendenBovenden is a municipality in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approx. 6 km north of Göttingen.-External links:*...
/GöttingenGöttingenGöttingen is a university town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Göttingen. The Leine river runs through the town. In 2006 the population was 129,686.-General information:... - Rastede Castle, RastedeRastedeRastede is a municipality in the Ammerland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 12 km north of Oldenburg. It is the site of the Schloss Rastede.-References:...
- Ringelheim Castle and Park, SalzgitterSalzgitterSalzgitter is an independent city in southeast Lower Saxony, Germany, located between Hildesheim and Braunschweig. Together with Wolfsburg and Braunschweig, Salzgitter is one of the seven Oberzentren of Lower Saxony...
- Ritzebüttel Castle, Cuxhaven
- Salder Castle, SalzgitterSalzgitterSalzgitter is an independent city in southeast Lower Saxony, Germany, located between Hildesheim and Braunschweig. Together with Wolfsburg and Braunschweig, Salzgitter is one of the seven Oberzentren of Lower Saxony...
- Schaumburg, RintelnRintelnRinteln is a small town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located on the banks of the Weser river above the Porta Westfalica. Population: 28,500.It is accessed by the A2 autobahn .-History:...
- Scharzfels CastleScharzfels CastleScharzfels Castle is the medieval ruin of a fortification located east of the village of Scharzfeld in the borough of Herzberg am Harz in central Germany. It lies in a wood on a ridge about 150 m above the Oder valley. For centuries after its construction in the 10th century it remained an...
, Herzberg am HarzHerzberg am HarzHerzberg am Harz is a town in the Osterode district of Lower Saxony, Germany.- History :Herzberg castle was first mentioned in 1154. The town was part of the state of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, and the castle was for some time used as a residence by the dukes... - Sichelnstein Castle, Sichelnstein
- Siebethsburg, WilhelmshavenWilhelmshavenWilhelmshaven is a coastal town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the western side of the Jade Bight, a bay of the North Sea.-History:...
- Söder Castle, HolleHolleHolle is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 15 km southeast of Hildesheim, and 15 km west of Salzgitter. It was mentioned in Tom Clancy's bestseller Red Storm Rising.- External links :...
- Stadthagen Castle, StadthagenStadthagenStadthagen is the capital of the district of Schaumburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 20 km east of Minden and 40 km west of Hanover. The city consists of the districts Brandenburg, Enzen-Hobbensen, Hörkamp-Langenbruch, Krebshagen, Obernwöhren, Probsthagen, Reinsen...
- UhlenburgUhlenburgUhlenburg is the site of a lowland castle that was built in the 14th century close to the River Aller near Essel in the German state of Lower Saxony...
, EsselEsselEssel is a municipality in the Heidekreis district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Most of the village is located on the southern bank of the river Aller. The A 7 motorway runs through the village.-Subdivisions:The municipality of Essel comprises 4 subdivisions:... - Warberg Castle, WarbergWarbergWarberg is a municipality in the district of Helmstedt, in Lower Saxony, Germany....
- Castle ruins of Warburg, WarbergWarbergWarberg is a municipality in the district of Helmstedt, in Lower Saxony, Germany....
- Winsen Castle, Winsen (Luhe)Winsen (Luhe)Winsen is the capital of the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the small river Luhe, near its confluence with the Elbe, approx. 25 km southeast of Hamburg, and 20 km northwest of Lüneburg....
- Stiftsburg Wittlage, Wittlage
- Welf Castle, HanoverHanoverHanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
- Wendhausen Castle, Wendhausen
- Wilhelmstein Fortress, SteinhudeSteinhudeSteinhude 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....
- Winzenburg Castle, WinzenburgWinzenburgWinzenburg is a municipality in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. It comprises four smaller communities, including the village of Winzenburg, which dates from the Middle Ages. Winzenburg is located in the Leinebergland to the north of Bad Gandersheim, between the national parks...
- Wohldenberg Castle, Sillium
- Wolfenbüttel Castle, WolfenbüttelWolfenbüttelWolfenbüttel is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, located on the Oker river about 13 kilometres south of Brunswick. It is the seat of the District of Wolfenbüttel and of the bishop of the Protestant Lutheran State Church of Brunswick...
- Wolfsburg Castle, WolfsburgWolfsburgWolfsburg is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located on the River Aller northeast of Braunschweig , and is mainly notable as the headquarters of Volkswagen AG...