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Hünstollen, Bovenden

Hünstollen

Bovenden

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where
Bovenden

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Open within 20 km

Hünstollen stands in Bovenden (Landkreis Göttingen), in Lower Saxony, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

The Hünstollen is both a wooded hill rising to 423.7 metres in the Göttinger Wald and the remains of a hillfort that once crowned its summit. Three successive ramparts and ditches sealed off the western side, the only approach not shielded by the hill's steep natural slopes. Excavations uncovered two separate phases of use, one dating to the pre-Roman Iron Age around 500 BC, the other to the High Middle Ages between the ninth and twelfth centuries. Today it is mainly the lookout tower on the summit that draws visitors, for the view it commands over the surrounding countryside.

What to know

  • The site can only be reached on foot via hiking trails from Bösinghausen or other points in the Göttinger Wald.
  • The lookout tower reopened in June 2021 after a complete timber restoration and new Siberian larch cladding.
  • From the platform the view extends to the Harz including the Brocken, the Ohmgebirge, the Kaufunger Wald, the Solling and the Gauß Tower on the Hoher Hagen.
  • No information on protection status, opening hours or admission fees is available for this site.

Where this château is

Bovenden · Landkreis Göttingen · Niedersachsen

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Address

37120 Bovenden

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Heritage status
Protection status unknown

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Frequently asked

Can you drive up to the Hünstollen?
No, the summit can only be reached on foot via forest trails.
What remains of the old Hünstollen fortification?
Three lines of ramparts and ditches from the Iron Age and the Middle Ages are still visible.
Can visitors climb the Hünstollen tower?
Yes, the lookout tower has been open since its restoration was completed in June 2021.
What can you see from the top of the Hünstollen?
The platform offers views toward the Harz, the Ohmgebirge, the Kaufunger Wald and the Solling.

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Sources

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

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