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The Top 20 Castles around Göttingen

A visit to a castle — whether you stumble over one during a hike outdoors or walk your way around the grounds with a guide — is always something special, and you’ve got 20

beautiful castles to choose from around Göttingen. Just browse our list to find your top castle , and add some history to your next adventure!

Last updated: December 3, 2025

Plesse Castle

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From Plesse Castle you have a really beautiful view, a visit here is always worthwhile.
There are lots of great photo opportunities.

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Welfenschloss Münden

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The Guelph Castle was completed in 1501 as a Gothic building by Duke Erich I of Lüneburg-Braunschweig and served as a residence and administrative headquarters. Today's Guelph Castle is the …

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Ruins of Alte Gleichen Castle

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The entire area here had a remarkable skyline in the Middle Ages. The copper engravings by Merian give a rough impression of this. These often offer the only image documentation. …

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Bramburg Castle Ruins

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The Bramburg probably served to protect the Bursfelde monastery a few kilometers away. The complex was first mentioned around 1200. In the centuries that followed, it changed hands several times, …

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Adelebsen Castle

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Adelebsen Castle is a castle complex that has grown structurally over the centuries, which makes it particularly interesting.
There are so many beautiful different impressions that you almost think you …

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Sichelnstein Castle Ruins

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The exact origin of Sichelstein Castle is unknown. It is known that in 811 two Saxon nobles had to leave their homeland because they were devoted to Charlemagne. The son …

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Brackenburg Ruins

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Old ruined castle from basalt quarry stone on the 461m high Brackenberg. There is not much left of the former castle complex, there are no views, but this is still an idyllic spot in the Münden Nature Park.

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Weißenborn Fortified Church and Fortified Churchyard Wall

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Ev. Church of St. Nicolai
The Protestant church of St. Nicolai stands on a hill. There is also a fortified cemetery, the wall of which is present in parts. From …

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Löwenhagen Castle

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Old castle of the von Stockhausen family. Can only be admired from outside the castle walls.

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Akademie Waldschlösschen

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Unfortunately no café 🙄😉

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The Top 20 Castles around Göttingen

Plesse Castle

Welfenschloss Münden

Ruins of Alte Gleichen Castle

Bramburg Castle Ruins

Adelebsen Castle

Sichelnstein Castle Ruins

Brackenburg Ruins

Weißenborn Fortified Church and Fortified Churchyard Wall

Löwenhagen Castle

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