This is a list of castles and mansions in the German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 state of Hamburg

Hamburg

-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

. This list encompasses castles described in German as Burg (fortification

Fortification

Fortifications are military constructions and buildings designed for defence in warfare and military bases. Humans have constructed defensive works for many thousands of years, in a variety of increasingly complex designs...

), Schloss (castle

Castle

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 or palace

Palace

A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word itself is derived from the Latin name Palātium, for Palatine Hill, one of the seven hills in Rome. In many parts of Europe, the...

), and Herrenhaus (mansion

Mansion

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); existing, ruined or completely vanished.
The first castles built in Hamburg from 9th till 11th century were dedicated as fortifications, e.g. Hammaburg, Bischofsturm, Domburg, Alsterburg and Neue Burg. All this castles are assumed to be located in the Altstadt quarter. Although only for the Bischofsturm (Bishop's tower) remains were found under the St Petri Church. Even later buildings were often fortifications, but from the 18th century wealthy citizens built their mansions or houses as country estates in the former outskirts, like Senator Martin Johann Jenisch in than independent Othmarschen

Othmarschen

Othmarschen is a quarter in the Altona borough of the Hamburg in northern Germany. In 2006 the population was 12,169.-History:The first records on Othmarschen are from 1317...

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Name	German name	Date	Location	Condition	Image	Notes
Castle Bergedorf	Schloss Bergedorf		Bergedorf Bergedorf Bergedorf is the largest of the seven boroughs of Hamburg, Germany and a quarter within this borough. In 2006 the population of the borough was 118,942.-History:...	Museum
Hammaburg	Hammaburg	appr. 825	Location unknown	No remains		Fortification
Harburg Castle	Harburger Schloss	1137	Harburg Harburg Harburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It takes its name from the town of Harburg upon Elbe, which used to be the capital of the district but is now part of Hamburg...	Tenement
Jenisch House Jenisch House Jenisch House is a country house in Hamburg built in the 19th century and an example of Hanseatic lifestyle and neoclassical architecture. As of 2008, Jenisch House is the home of the Museum für Kunst und Kultur an der Elbe.-History:...	Jenisch Haus	1831 – 1834	Othmarschen Othmarschen Othmarschen is a quarter in the Altona borough of the Hamburg in northern Germany. In 2006 the population was 12,169.-History:The first records on Othmarschen are from 1317...	Museum
Neuwerk lighthouse	Leuchtturm Neuwerk	1300 –1310	Neuwerk Neuwerk Neuwerk is a Wadden Sea island on the German North Sea coast and a homonymous quarter of the city of Hamburg, Germany, in the borough Hamburg-Mitte...	Hotel and lighthouse		Fortification, build from 1300 to 1310. Since 1815, lighthouse.
Castle Stillhorn	Schloss Stillhorn	16th c.	Wilhelmsburg	No remains
Wandsbek Castle	Wandsbeker Schloss	1772 – 1778	Wandsbek Wandsbek Wandsbek is the second-largest of seven boroughs that make up the city of Hamburg, Germany. The name of the district is derived from the river Wandse which passes here. The quarter Wandsbek, which is the former independent city, is urban and, with the quarters Eilbek and Marienthal part of the...	Ruins not accessible		Demolished in 1861
Wellingsbüttel Manor Wellingsbüttel Manor Wellingsbüttel Manor is a former manor with a baroque manor house in Hamburg, Germany, which once enjoyed imperial immediacy . Wellingsbüttel was documented for the first time on 10 October 1296...	Herrenhaus Wellingsbüttel	1750	Wellingsbüttel	Private nursing home and restaurant

1. Construction date or first mentioned on record.
   
2. Borough or quarter
   Boroughs and quarters of Hamburg
   The city of Hamburg in Germany is made up of 7 boroughs and subdivided into 105 quarters . Most of the quarters were former independent settlements...
   
   of current political location.