Can you still see remains of the Hünenburg?

No, no visible traces of the fortification survive on the ground today.

Where was the Hünenburg located?

On the Paterberg hill, about 150 metres above sea level, in the Valdorf-West district of Vlotho.

How do we know the Hünenburg existed?

Through the persistence of the place name in local tradition and a 1995 trial excavation that archaeologically confirmed its existence.

How large was the former fortification?

According to 19th-century observations, it had a bank with an outer ditch running for about 300 metres.

Hünenburg

Vlotho

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Where: Vlotho

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Hünenburg stands in Vlotho (Kreis Herford), in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

The Hünenburg was an earthwork fortification of which no visible remains survive today, located on the Paterberg hill at roughly 150 metres above sea level, in the Valdorf-West district of Vlotho. There is nothing to see on site, though the place name itself has persisted in local usage for centuries. A trial excavation carried out in 1995 archaeologically confirmed the existence of the structure, which until then had only been known through written records.

What to know

No visible structure or remains survive on site today.
The location lies on the Paterberg hill in the Valdorf-West district of Vlotho.
This is an open-field archaeological site with no known visitor facilities.
The exact location rests on place-name evidence and a 1995 trial excavation.

Where this château is

Vlotho · Kreis Herford · Nordrhein-Westfalen

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Address

32602 Vlotho

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Frequently asked

Can you still see remains of the Hünenburg?: No, no visible traces of the fortification survive on the ground today.
Where was the Hünenburg located?: On the Paterberg hill, about 150 metres above sea level, in the Valdorf-West district of Vlotho.
How do we know the Hünenburg existed?: Through the persistence of the place name in local tradition and a 1995 trial excavation that archaeologically confirmed its existence.
How large was the former fortification?: According to 19th-century observations, it had a bank with an outer ditch running for about 300 metres.