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Hindenburg, Bad Grund

Hindenburg

Bad Grund

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where
Bad Grund

Hindenburg stands in Bad Grund (Landkreis Göttingen), in Lower Saxony, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

The Hindenburg is a ruined ring-wall castle set on a rocky spur of the Harz, at the edge of Badenhausen in the municipality of Bad Grund. Built around 1080 by Dietrich II von Katlenburg, it later passed into the hands of the Brunswick dukes before being abandoned by the 16th century at the latest. Visitors can still make out the defensive ditch cut across the only accessible side, the remains of a nearly two-metre-thick ring wall, and the foundations of a residential tower at the southeastern corner of the castle plateau.

What to know

  • The site sits on a wooded hilltop near Badenhausen, in the municipality of Bad Grund, and is reached on foot from the surrounding area.
  • It is an open-air ruin with no roofed building or visitor facilities on site.
  • The castle is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Lower Saxony.
  • No opening hours, admission fees or accessibility arrangements are published for this site, which can be visited freely outdoors.
  • As the ground is sloped and the ruin uneven, sturdy footwear is advisable.

Where this château is

Bad Grund · Landkreis Göttingen · Niedersachsen

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Address

Am Bürgerpark 3, 37539 Bad Grund (Harz)-Badenhausen

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Heritage status
Kulturdenkmal in Niedersachsen

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Frequently asked

Where is the Hindenburg located?
It stands in Bad Grund, in the Landkreis Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, near the hamlet of Badenhausen.
Who built the Hindenburg?
It was founded around 1080 by Dietrich II von Katlenburg.
Are there still standing buildings at the Hindenburg?
Only ruins remain, including part of the ring wall and the foundations of a residential tower.
Is the Hindenburg a protected site?
It is listed as a Kulturdenkmal in Lower Saxony.
When was the Hindenburg abandoned?
It was destroyed in 1398, rebuilt afterwards, and finally abandoned by the 16th century at the latest.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.

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