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Where was The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring filmed?

2001 film by Peter Jackson

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) was filmed at 9 places in New Zealand, including Fiordland National Park, Glenorchy, Hobbiton Movie Set, Waiau River, Mount Owen and Mavora Lakes. Every place comes from Wikidata.

Part of the Peter Jackson's Middle-earth film series · the Lord of the Rings film series

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Filming locations

Towns & cities Glenorchy New Zealand Settlement in Otago, New Zealand
Landscapes & nature Fiordland National Park New Zealand National park on South Island of New Zealand
“Milford Sound and areas of Fiordland National Park were used to depict the Misty Mountains during filming of The Lord of the Rings.” Wikipedia
Landscapes & nature Mavora Lakes New Zealand Group of lakes in Southland, New Zealand
Studios & sets Hobbiton Movie Set New Zealand Movie set / tourist attraction in Waikato, New Zealand
Towns & cities Paradise New Zealand Locality in New Zealand
Landscapes & nature Waiau River New Zealand River in Southland, New Zealand
“The Upper Waiau River that flows between Lakes Manapouri and Te Anau doubled as the fictional River Anduin at the end of the first film of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, for the scenes where the Uruk-hai chase the Fellowship along the river banks.” Wikipedia
Landscapes & nature Skippers Canyon New Zealand Canyon in New Zealand
Landscapes & nature Mount Owen New Zealand Mountain in Kahurangi National Park, New Zealand
“Mount Owen featured briefly in the first of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, The Fellowship of the Ring.” Wikipedia
Towns & cities Mount Olympus Ski Area New Zealand Ski field in Canterbury, New Zealand

Also per Wikipedia's article

The Wikipedia article names 23 more places. Each links to the sentence that says so.

Towns & cities Wellington New Zealand Capital city of New Zealand; urban area of the cities of Wellington, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, and Porirua
Landscapes & nature South Island New Zealand One of the two main New Zealand islands
“For example, the Arrow River, in the Otago region of South Island, stood in for the Ford of Bruinen, where Arwen confronts the nine Nazgûl.” Wikipedia
Towns & cities Queenstown New Zealand Resort town in Otago Region, New Zealand
Landscapes & nature North Island New Zealand More northern, and smaller, of the two main islands of New Zealand
Landscapes & nature Tongariro National Park New Zealand National park in New Zealand
Landscapes & nature Lake Wakatipu New Zealand Lake in Otago Region, New Zealand
Towns & cities Upper Hutt New Zealand City in Wellington Region, New Zealand
Towns & cities Matamata New Zealand Town in New Zealand
Landscapes & nature The Remarkables New Zealand Mountain range in New Zealand
Landscapes & nature Milford Sound / Piopiotahi New Zealand Fiord in the southwest of New Zealand's South Island
Landscapes & nature Rangitīkei River New Zealand River in New Zealand
“Part of the river was used as the Anduin River in Peter Jackson's movie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.” Wikipedia
Landscapes & nature Mount Aspiring National Park New Zealand National park in New Zealand
Landscapes & nature Arrow River New Zealand New Zealand river
Towns & cities Whakapapa skifield New Zealand Skifield on Mount Ruapehu in New Zealand
Landscapes & nature Tākaka Hill New Zealand Hill in New Zealand
Towns & cities Tarras New Zealand Locality in New Zealand
Towns & cities Arrowtown New Zealand Locality in Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago Region, New Zealand
Landscapes & nature Kaitoke Regional Park New Zealand Park in Wellington Region, New Zealand
“The park was the filming location for exterior shots of Rivendell for the 2001 movie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.” Wikipedia
Towns & cities Windwhistle New Zealand Locality in Selwyn District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
Landscapes & nature Kepler Mire New Zealand Wetland in New Zealand
Landscapes & nature Lake Alta New Zealand Cirque
Landscapes & nature Mavora Lakes Conservation Park New Zealand Protected conservation area in the Southland Region of New Zealand
Landscapes & nature Mount Ngauruhoe New Zealand Active volcano in New Zealand

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Recorded only at country level

Also filmed in New Zealand, but the exact places are not known, so they are not on the map.

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