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It is one of the most important secular buildings in Schleswig-Holstein, and has been rebuilt and expanded several times in its over eight hundred years of history, changing from a medieval castle to a Renaissance fortress to a Baroque palace.
In 1637, work began to create Italian-inspired baroque gardens around the palace. The design featured terraces with a magnificent pavilion at the centre to display the famous Globe of Gottorf dating back to the 17th century. Website: schloss-gottorf.de.
Founded: 16th century. Category: Castles and fortifications in Germany. Historical period: Habsburg Dynasty (Germany) More Information. www.visitcastles.eu. en.wikipedia.org. www.schloss-gottorf.de. Rating. 4.5/5 (based on Google user reviews) Gottorf Castle is the ancestral home of the Holstein-Gottorp branch of the House of Oldenburg.
- Schloßinsel 1, Schleswig, Germany
The Archaeological Museum Schloss Gottorf is housed on Schleswig’s museum island in the heart of Schleswig-Holstein. It owns more than 10 million findings from 80,000 years’ human history. Many of these were discovered in the northernmost Federal State of Germany.
The roots of the Archaeological Museum date back to 1835/36 when the “Museum of Patrimonial Antiquities” was founded. During the course of history, it has changed its name and location many times over. Since 1873, it was expanded systematically – in close connection with Kiel University.
Way back in the mid-12th century, a fort was constructed on this small stretch of negotiable land between the Schlei inlet and the swampy headwaters of the Treene river in order to monitor the only southern entrance to mediaeval Denmark. After a fire in 1492 it was rebuilt to become the first renaissance structure north of the Elbe river.
Gottorf Castle is a castle and estate in the city of Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is one of the most important secular buildings in Schleswig-Holstein, and has been rebuilt...
