The Altenburg is a prehistoric hilltop settlement near Niedenstein in the southern part of the Habichtswald Nature Park. The complex, which was surrounded by ring walls, is located on a wooded mountain, more precisely on a basalt plateau, the "Green Plate," at an altitude of about 450 meters. Hardly anything can be seen of the settlement today, its ring walls are partially destroyed or have fallen victim to weathering.
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"The Altenburg, also called green plate, is a prehistoric castle on the mountain near Niedenstein Altenburg in the Habichtswald Nature Park in Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, North Hesse (Germany).

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Location: Niedenstein, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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