Towns & cities
Matamata
town in New Zealand
New Zealand · -37.8097, 175.7733
Matamata is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 3 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
“During the period between the filming of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey they had no furniture or props, but could be entered with vistas of the farm viewed from inside them.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Matamata as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003
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The Hobbit trilogy
2012
“Filming was expected to take place throughout 2010 in New Zealand, with del Toro renovating the Hobbiton sets near Matamata.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Matamata?
3 productions are recorded as filmed in Matamata, including The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) and The Hobbit trilogy (2012). 3 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Matamata?
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), covered by 97 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Matamata?
Matamata is in New Zealand. Its coordinates are -37.8097, 175.7733.
What other filming locations are near Matamata?
Hobbiton Movie Set (10 km south-west), all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain.