List of castles in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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This list encompasses castles described in German as Burg
(castle
), Festung
(fort/fortress), Schloss
(manor house
) and Palais/Palast (palace
). Many German castles after the middle ages
were mainly built as royal or ducal palaces rather than as a fortified building.
Mecklenburg
Isle of Rügen
Burg
Burg is the word for castle in various Germanic languages.Burg or Bürg or Buerg may refer to:*Burg bei Magdeburg, a city in Germany*Den Burg, a town in the Netherlands* Burg, former name of Melber, Kentucky...
(castle
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
), Festung
Festung
Festung is a generic German word for a fortress. Whilst it is not in common usage in English it is used in a number of historical contexts involving German speakers:* For historical fortresses in Austria, Germany or Switzerland...
(fort/fortress), Schloss
Schloss
Schloss is a German word for a building similar to a château, palace or manor house; or what in the British Isles would be known as a stately home...
(manor house
Manor house
A manor house is a country house that historically formed the administrative centre of a manor, the lowest unit of territorial organisation in the feudal system in Europe. The term is applied to country houses that belonged to the gentry and other grand stately homes...
) and Palais/Palast (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...
). Many German castles after the middle ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
were mainly built as royal or ducal palaces rather than as a fortified building.
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List of castles in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
MecklenburgMecklenburgMecklenburg is a historical region in northern Germany comprising the western and larger part of the federal-state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern...
- Schloss Bothmer, near KlützKlützKlütz is a town in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated near the Baltic Sea coast, 22 km northwest of Wismar, and 33 km northeast of Lübeck.-External links:...
- Jagdschloss Bülow, BülowBülowBülow may refer to:*Bülow, Germany, a municipality in the district of Parchim, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, GermanyThe von Bülow family are a German / Danish noble family, with the titles Baron or Prince...
- Festung Dömitz, DömitzDömitzDömitz is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, 25 km southwest of Ludwigslust, and 37 km northwest of Wittenberge....
- Jagdschloss Friedrichsmoor, Neustadt-GleweNeustadt-GleweNeustadt-Glewe is a German town, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in the district of Ludwigslust-Parchim.-Sights and monuments:* The Alte Burg, a 13th-century castle, considered to be the oldest military castle in Mecklenburg....
- Schloss Gadebusch, GadebuschGadebuschGadebusch is a town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in the district Nordwestmecklenburg, half-way between Lübeck and Schwerin.The town is known for two notable monuments: the Stadtkirche , built in 1220, considered the oldest brick church in Mecklenburg, and the Schloss , built in 1580-1583...
- Jagdschloss Gelbensande
- Schloss Güstrow, GüstrowGüstrowGüstrow is a town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany the capital of the district of Güstrow. It has a population of 30,500 and is the seventh largest town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Since 2006 Güstrow has the official suffix Barlachstadt.-Geography:The town of Güstrow is located...
- Schloss Hohenzieritz, HohenzieritzHohenzieritzHohenzieritz is a municipality in the district Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....
- Schloss Kaarz, WeitendorfWeitendorfWeitendorf is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....
- Schloss Kittendorf, KittendorfKittendorfKittendorf is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-External links:*...
- Liepser Schlösschen
- Schloss LudwigslustSchloss LudwigslustSchloss Ludwigslust is a castle in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, northern Germany. It was built as a hunting lodge, rebuilt as a luxurious retreat from the ducal capital, Schwerin, then became for a time the center of government...
, LudwigslustLudwigslustLudwigslust is a town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, 40 km south of Schwerin. It was the capital of the former district of Ludwigslust, and is part of the district Ludwigslust-Parchim since September 2011.-History:... - Schlossinsel Mirow, MirowMirowMirow is a city in the district of Mecklenburgische Seenplatte in southern Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany.-Geography:Mirow lies in the middle of the Mecklenburg Lake District on the southern shore of Lake Mirow, which is connected to the Müritz and the Havel by a system of lakes, rivers,...
- Alte Burg Neustadt-Glewe, Neustadt-GleweNeustadt-GleweNeustadt-Glewe is a German town, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in the district of Ludwigslust-Parchim.-Sights and monuments:* The Alte Burg, a 13th-century castle, considered to be the oldest military castle in Mecklenburg....
- Neues Schloss Neustadt-Glewe, Neustadt-GleweNeustadt-GleweNeustadt-Glewe is a German town, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in the district of Ludwigslust-Parchim.-Sights and monuments:* The Alte Burg, a 13th-century castle, considered to be the oldest military castle in Mecklenburg....
- Schloss Neustrelitz (destroyed), NeustrelitzNeustrelitzNeustrelitz is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the shore of the Zierker See in the Mecklenburg Lake District. From 1738 until 1918 it was the capital of the duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz...
- Alte Burg Penzlin, PenzlinPenzlinPenzlin is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 13 km southwest of Neubrandenburg, and 27 km east of Waren....
- Schloss Neue Burg Penzlin, Penzlin
- Burg Plau, Plau am SeePlau am SeePlau am See is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 28 km east of Parchim, and 29 km west of Waren....
- Festungsanlage Poel, PoelPoelPoel or Poel Island ), is an island in the Baltic Sea. It builds the natural northern and eastern boundaries of the Bay of Wismar on the German coast. The northern coast of the island is also on the south side of the large gulf known as the Bay of Mecklenburg, which Wismar Bay enters in to...
- Schloss Roggenhagen, near NeubrandenburgNeubrandenburgNeubrandenburg is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located in the southeastern part of the state, on the shore of a lake called the Tollensesee ....
- Schweriner Schloss
- Burg Stargard, Burg StargardBurg StargardBurg Stargard is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated southeast of Neubrandenburg.Burg Stargard is a small town in Mecklenburg Strelitz...
- Schloss/Rittergut Steinbeck (destroyed), Bellin near GüstrowGüstrowGüstrow is a town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany the capital of the district of Güstrow. It has a population of 30,500 and is the seventh largest town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Since 2006 Güstrow has the official suffix Barlachstadt.-Geography:The town of Güstrow is located...
- Burg Stuer, StuerStuerStuer is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....
- Schloss Varchentin, VarchentinVarchentinVarchentin is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....
- Burg Wesenberg, WesenbergWesenbergWesenberg may refer to:*The German name for Rakvere, a town in Estonia*Wesenberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, part of the Amt Mecklenburgische Kleinseenplatte, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany...
- Schloss Wiligrad, LübstorfLübstorfLübstorf is a municipality in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....
- Burg Wredenhagen, WredenhagenWredenhagenWredenhagen is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....
Vorpommern
- Burgruine Conerow, Wodarg
- Schloss DargunDargun CastleDargun Castle, previously Dargun Abbey was a Cistercian monastery in Dargun, Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, in the former Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, converted after its dissolution into a palace.-History:...
(ruins), DargunDargunDargun is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district , in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated km west of Demmin. It is famous for Dargun Castle, a former Cistercian abbey.-External links:*... - Haus Demmin (ruins), DemminDemminDemmin is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It was the capital of the former district Demmin.- Name :...
- Schloss Hohendorf
- Schloss Karlsburg, KarlsburgKarlsburgKarlsburg may refer to:*Karlsburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany*Karlsburg Castle in the centre of Durlach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany;...
- Burg Klempenow, BreestBreestBreest is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It comprises the villages Bittersberg, Breest and Klempenow.-External links:...
- Burgruine Landskron
- Burg Löcknitz, Löcknitz
- Wasserburg Müggenburg, NeuenkirchenNeuenkirchenNeuenkirchen can refer to several municipalities in Germany:*in Lower Saxony:**Neuenkirchen, Cuxhaven, part of the Samtgemeinde Hadeln, district of Cuxhaven**Neuenkirchen, Diepholz, part of the Samtgemeinde Schwaförden, district of Diepholz...
near Anklam - Burg Osten (ruins)
- Jagdschloss Quitzin, near GrimmenGrimmenGrimmen is the capital of Vorpommern-Rügen, a district in the Bundesland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.-Geography:Grimmen is located in southeastern Nordvorpommern on the banks of the river Trebel, about 30 km south of Stralsund and 30 km west of Greifswald. The town is connected to...
- Wasserschloss Quilow, near AnklamAnklamAnklam is a town in the Western Pomerania region of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the banks of the Peene river, just 8 km from its mouth in the Kleines Haff, the western part of the Stettin Lagoon. Anklam has a population of 14,603 and was the capital of the former...
- Schloss Schlemmin, SchlemminSchlemminSchlemmin is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....
- Festung Spantekow, SpantekowSpantekowSpantekow is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It comprises the villages Dennin, Drewelow, Fasanenhof, Japenzin, Rehberg, Rebelow and Spantekow....
- Schloss Ueckermünde, UeckermündeUeckermündeUeckermünde is a seaport town in northeast Germany, located in the district of Vorpommern-Greifswald, Western Pomerania, near Germany's border with Poland . Ueckermünde has a long and varied history, going back to its founding by Slavs, known as the Uchri and mentioned in 934 by Widukind of Corvey...
- Schloss Wrodow
Isle of RügenRügenRügen is Germany's largest island. Located in the Baltic Sea, it is part of the Vorpommern-Rügen district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.- Geography :Rügen is located off the north-eastern coast of Germany in the Baltic Sea...
- Jaromarsburg, Kap Arkona
- Jagdschloss Granitz, near BinzBinzBinz is the largest seaside resort on the German island of Rügen. It is situated between the Prorer Wiek and the Schmachter See in the south-east of the island. To the north of Binz stretches the Schmale Heide , a tongue of land which joins the Muttland region of Rügen to the Jasmund peninsula...
- Schloss Dwasieden (destroyed), SassnitzSassnitzSassnitz is a town on the Jasmund peninsula, Rügen Island, in the Federal State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The population as of 2007 was 10,747....
- Schloss Putbus (destroyed), PutbusPutbusPutbus is a small town on the southeastern part of the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, North Germany. The town has 4,741 inhabitants and is a significant tourist destination with numerous seaside resorts....
- Schloss Spyker, GloweGloweGlowe is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The municipality consists of the villages:*Glowe*Baldereck*Kampe*Bobbin*Polchow*Ruschvitz*Spyker-External links:*...