Where was the Lord of the Rings film series filmed?
The Lord of the Rings film series has 4 titles (2001 to 2027), filmed at 10 places in 1 country. Wikipedia names 31 more. Every place links to its source.
The productions, in order
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingFantasy film2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersFantasy film2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingFantasy film2003- The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for GollumFilm2027
Every filming location they used
Each place appears once, even when several titles were filmed there.
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Towns & cities
Glenorchy
New Zealand
Settlement in Otago, New Zealand
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Landscapes & nature
Fiordland National Park
New Zealand
National park on South Island of New Zealand
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Studios & sets
Hobbiton Movie Set
New Zealand
Movie set / tourist attraction in Waikato, New Zealand
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Landscapes & nature
Mavora Lakes
New Zealand
Group of lakes in Southland, New Zealand
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Towns & cities
Paradise
New Zealand
Locality in New Zealand
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Towns & cities
Mount Olympus Ski Area
New Zealand
Ski field in Canterbury, New Zealand
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Landscapes & nature
Mount Owen
New Zealand
Mountain in Kahurangi National Park, New Zealand
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Landscapes & nature
Skippers Canyon
New Zealand
Canyon in New Zealand
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Landscapes & nature
Waiau River
New Zealand
River in Southland, New Zealand
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Studios & sets
Mount Sunday
New Zealand
Hill in Canterbury, New Zealand, used as a Lord of the Rings set
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Named in Wikipedia's own articles
Places named only in the titles’ Wikipedia articles.
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Towns & cities
Wellington
New Zealand
Capital city of New Zealand; urban area of the cities of Wellington, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, and Porirua
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Landscapes & nature South Island
New Zealand
One of the two main New Zealand islands
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Towns & cities
Queenstown
New Zealand
Resort town in Otago Region, New Zealand
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Landscapes & nature
North Island
New Zealand
More northern, and smaller, of the two main islands of New Zealand
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Landscapes & nature
Tongariro National Park
New Zealand
National park in New Zealand
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Landscapes & nature
Lake Wakatipu
New Zealand
Lake in Otago Region, New Zealand
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Towns & cities Upper Hutt
New Zealand
City in Wellington Region, New Zealand
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Towns & cities
Matamata
New Zealand
Town in New Zealand
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Landscapes & nature
Milford Sound / Piopiotahi
New Zealand
Fiord in the southwest of New Zealand's South Island
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Landscapes & nature
The Remarkables
New Zealand
Mountain range in New Zealand
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Landscapes & nature
Mount Aspiring National Park
New Zealand
National park in New Zealand
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Landscapes & nature
Rangitīkei River
New Zealand
River in New Zealand
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Landscapes & nature Arrow River
New Zealand
New Zealand river
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Towns & cities
Arrowtown
New Zealand
Locality in Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago Region, New Zealand
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Landscapes & nature
Kaitoke Regional Park
New Zealand
Park in Wellington Region, New Zealand
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Landscapes & nature Kepler Mire
New Zealand
Wetland in New Zealand
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Landscapes & nature Lake Alta
New Zealand
Cirque
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Landscapes & nature
Mavora Lakes Conservation Park
New Zealand
Protected conservation area in the Southland Region of New Zealand
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Landscapes & nature
Mount Ngauruhoe
New Zealand
Active volcano in New Zealand
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Landscapes & nature
Tākaka Hill
New Zealand
Hill in New Zealand
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Towns & cities
Tarras
New Zealand
Locality in New Zealand
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Towns & cities
Whakapapa skifield
New Zealand
Skifield on Mount Ruapehu in New Zealand
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Towns & cities
Windwhistle
New Zealand
Locality in Selwyn District, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
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Landscapes & nature
Mount Ruapehu
New Zealand
Active stratovolcano in central North Island, New Zealand
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Landscapes & nature
Pūtangirua Pinnacles
New Zealand
Rock formation in New Zealand
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Landscapes & nature
Rangitata River
New Zealand
River in New Zealand
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Landscapes & nature
Black Mountain Range
New Zealand
Mountain range in New Zealand
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Rangipo Desert
New Zealand
Desert in New Zealand
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Towns & cities Twizel
New Zealand
Town in New Zealand
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Towns & cities
Lower Hutt
New Zealand
City in the Wellington Region of New Zealand
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Landscapes & nature
Poolburn Reservoir
New Zealand
Reservoir in Central Otago, New Zealand
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