Amöneburg – Amöneburg, Germany - Atlas Obscura

Amöneburg

Amöneburg, Germany

Amöneburg is a town perched on top of a basalt mountain in the middle of an ancient meteor crater. 

33
154
This entry is a stub
Help improve Atlas Obscura by expanding Amöneburg with additional information or photos.

Amoneburg is a town in the Marburg-Biedenkopf district in Hesse , Germany, on a mountain and is built around a castle of the same name, Burg Amoneburg.

The mountain is a basalt cone that can be seen from a great distance. Amoneburg is situated in the Amoneburg Basin, a hollow suspected of being a meteorite crater. Though final proof has not yet been produced, tectites and shattercones have been found, and the crater is likely the third largest impact crater in Germany.

Community Contributors
Edited by

October 23, 2009

Make an Edit Add Photos
From Around the Web