The Hildesheim Diocesan Feud or Great Diocesan Feud, sometimes referred to as a "chapter feud", was a conflict that broke out in 1519 between the Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim and the principalities
Information board near the battlefield site in Soltau-Wiedingen
Calenberg Castle was a medieval lowland castle in central Germany, near Schulenburg in the borough of Pattensen, 13 kilometres west of the city of Hildesheim. It was built as a water castle in 1292 by
Battery tower at the main entrance. Above ground, all that remains of the fort are its mighty ramparts and a few building ruins.
The Calenberg. In the background is Alt Calenberg with the old workers' cottages and the tree-covered ramparts of the former Calenberg Castle
Dried-up castle moat and tree-covered ramparts of the old Calenberg Castle on the Calenberg
Bridge of 1757 over the dried-out castle moat. Photograph from 1964.