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Attendorn is a town you can visit in the Olpe district, Arnsberg region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Attendorn has an area of almost 100 square kilometers and about 25,000 residents. Attendorn was settled before the Middle Ages and has a wonderful location due to the fruitful soil that transformed it into a farming community hundreds of years ago. Attendorn is situated at the intersection of two historic roads, Heidenstrasse, that can be translated as Heath Road and Konigsstrasse, King's Road. During World War II, Attendorn lost a lot of its residents because of the Nazi politics of Hitler. Famous locas of Attendorn include educator Johannes Rivius, imperial court councilor Heinrich Baron of Heuel, actress Lioba Albus and a saint, Maria Cacilia Angel Autsch, which died at Auschwitz, her beatification being started in 1990. If you plan visiting Attendorn, stop to see its most important attractions.

Top Attractions within Attendorn

Atta-Hohle, Atta Cave, Attendorner Tropfsteinhohle or Attendorn Dripstone Cave are all the names of the most beautiful cave in Germany. The cave was discovered in 1907 and was opened as a tourist attraction immediately. In our time, this is the most visited cave in the country, drawing to Attendorn about 350,000 visitors each year.

Town's Wall Towers - Pulverturm and Biekerturm are two towers of the city that were saved of demolition, in 1812. One of them is used today by a shooting club and the other can simply be visited for a small fee. If you want to admire armory, chains and flags, this is the perfect place to do it.

Schnellenberg Castle was raised in the late 16th century on the territory that is known today as Attendorn. The first owners of the castle were a family of barons, named Furstenberg. In present, this important Attendorn attraction is the home of a hotel and of a wonderful restaurant where you can taste the great dishes of the local cuisine.