Chateaux, Castles, Mecklenburg, Vorpommern

	16829 Rheinsberg (Brandenburg)	Rheinsberg Chateau Frederician Rococo began evolving with the acquisition in 1734 of the supremacy by the Prussian King Frederic Wilhelm I (1688-1740), and the subsequent rebuilding and new erections carried out on the plain Renaissance buildings (built after 1566) to transform it into the residence. The Unit Castle Rheinberg and Grounds provided considerable impulses for buildings and gardens in Berlin and Potsdam Sanssouci.
	17159 Dargun	Monastery and Chateau Built in the 13th. century by Cistercian monks, it was converted to a chateau in the 16th. century. There are extensive remains of the monastery in the north wing.
	17192 Plasten Chateau near Waren	Gross Plasten This representative house was built in neo Baroque style. Today is is a comfortable hotel.
	18273 Guestrow Franz-Parr-Platz 1	Guestrow Chateau The Chateau in Guestrow is the largest and one of the few remaining representative Renaissance buildings in North Germany. Duke Ulrich of Mecklenburg had a new extension built which was planned as a house with four wings. Brandin and Parr, who stemmed from an Italian master builder family, worked on the west and south wings from 1558 to 1599 to give the house its present form.
	19053 Schwerin Schlossinsel	Schwerin Chateau The chateau in Schwerin is completely surrounded by water and has an almost fairy tale appearance with its many turrets and crenellations. It was formerly a residential palace and is one of the most notable historic buildings in Germany. It doubles in its function as a cultural venue by also being the seat of the State Assembly of Mecklenburg - Vorpommern.
	19288 Ludwigslust	Ludwigslust Chateau Built by the master builder J.J. Busch in Ludwigslust between 1772 and 1776 as a residence for the Dukes of Mecklenburg in Baroque style, it gives visitors a glimpse into the court life of bygone times. The "Golden Hall" and the reception hall with its papier machè decoration are especially fine.
	19395 Barkow bei Plau am See	Manor house Barkow Central to the holiday region in the "Mecklenburg Lake District", on the banks of the Elde near the nature park at Nossentiner Heide and the Mueritz National Park. Our house has been featured in "Umweltfreundliches Gastgewerbe", a publication listing environmentally friendly accommodation. Country restaurant 100 m away.
	19412 Kaarz near Sternberg	Kaarz Castle and Park stand in the middle of a gentle hilly landscape at the edge of the Mecklenburg plain of lakes. The castle is a hotel. In the 70.000 m² large park the visitor can find exotic and rare nature protected trees, an old fruit tree garden and an idyllic pond.
	23999 Wangern Insel Poel	Manor house Barkow The manor will receive you in old style with modern comfort. This art nouveau building stands right in the park. Today the manor is a holiday residence.
	18182 Gelbensande	Gelbensande Hunting lodge The Gelbensande Hunting Lodge was built in 1886/1887 according to plans by the architect Gotthilf Ludwig Moeckel. The Potsdam "Cecilienhof" was built after the model of Gelbensande. Since 1995 castle is used for cultural and similar purposes. The fireside rooms can be used for weddings with that special touch.
	19306 Friedrichsmoor near Schwerin	Friedrichsmoor Hunting Lodge Situated near Ludwigslust and surrounded by woodland, it was completed in 1791 as a half timbered structure with three wings. The picture tapestry, woven in Paris, with a hunting motif is especially fine. The surrounding countryside is superb and a walk through the woods and meadows to the fish ponds is very enjoyable.
	Schloss Schorssow	Nestled in a unique landscape, this hotel is located directly on the shore of lake Haussee. This chateau was built in the style of classicism from1808 - 1812 and was restored with great effort.
	17089 Klempenow	Klempenow Castle The history of Klempenow castle dates back to the mid 13th. century. It was a frontier post to Mecklenburg and was altered to a heavy fortification but it lost importance later and was left to fall into decay. It is currently undergoing restoration and is serving as a cultural centre.
	17094 Burg Stargard	Stargard Castle The oldest castle in Mecklenburg, built in the 13th. century over the remains of an earlier castle. The ruins include gatehouses, a stable and a 17 m. high round tower.
	17111 Vanselow bei Demmin	Vanselow Chateau Built in 1870 by Baron von Maltzahn on plans by the court builder Daniel in late classicist style.
	17139 Basedow bei Malchin	Basedow Chateau An impressive three winged structure. The middle wing with a stairwell dating 1552 is the oldest part of the building. The south west wing was rebuilt in Renaissance style after a fire in 1891. The gatehouse was destroyed in 1945 and later rebuilt on plans by F.A. Stueler. The surrounding park is laid out in English garden style after a design by the famous landscape gardener Peter Joseph Lenné.
	17153 Kittendorf bei Waren	Kittendorf Chateau A representative chateau in the Mecklenburgischen Schweiz, it was built between 1848 and 1853.
	17166 Burg Schlitz bei Teterow	Schlitz Castle Built in classicist style, it was completed in 1824. It consists of a central building with two wings connected by galleries. The walk through the connecting park is superb. The Nymph Fountain (art nouveau) is especially charming. It was obtained from the Wertheim store in Berlin in 1903 and features three figures of girls performing a circle dance.
	17168 Tellow bei Teterow	Tellow Manor Built in 1800. The stately home (Museum) and the historic storerooms house works from Johann Heinrich von Thuenen one of the most notable national economists of the 19th. century.
	17192 Klein Plasten	Klein Plasten Chateau
	17192 Klink bei Waren	Klink Chateau Built between 1897 and 1898 and modelled on French Renaissance chateaux. It stands directly on the banks of the Mueritz.
	17213 Goehren-Lebbin bei Waren	Bluecher Chateau Built in 1830 for the Prussian General Field Marshall Bluecher.
	17217 Penzlin	Penzlin Castle The site has undergone considerable reconstruction and there is now a castle with a courtyard and gardens enclosed within city walls. The witches’ cellar, an underground dungeon, is a historic rarity in Germany dating from the days of witch hunts.
	17237 Hohenzieritz bei Neubrandenburg	Hohenzieritz Chateau Built by the Dukes of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1746 to 1751 in Baroque style. It served as a summer residence for the Ducal family. Queen Luise of Prussia (Princess Luise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz) died here aged 34.
	17309 Krugsdorf Nahe des Oderhaffs	Krugsdorf Chateau A finely detailed example on a former knightly estate set in superb countryside.
	17373 Ueckermuende Am Rathaus 3	Ueckermuende Chateau Built on the site of a former castle in 1540 in Renaissance style. Only the south wing with a stairwell and the salient are still standing today.
	17391 Neetzow	Neetzow Chateau Built in 1850 on a design by the master builder Hitzig, it is surrounded by a fine landscaped park. Its towers and round arched windows display a great deal of Gothic style and the windows (terracotta frieze) have elements of Renaissance. The yellow clinker stone is unusual in this region.
	17429 Mellenthin bei Ahlbeck	Mellenthin Chateau The Water Chateau on the Isle of Usedom was built in 1575.
	17438 Hohendorf bei Stralsund	Hohendorf Chateau Built in the latter half of the 18th. century by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, it ranks among the pearls of classicist building in Vorpommern. It has undergone extensive renovation and serves nowadays as a chateau hotel. It has a fine adjoining park.
	18528 Ralswiek (Insel Ruegen)	Ralswiek Chateau Built in 1900 in Neo Renaissance style for the Count Douglas, it has a striking design. The rich interior has bell carefully preserved and is very interesting; it is thought to have been designed by the Belgian Henry van den Felde. This painter and architect was one of the most notable exponents of art nouveau and examples of his work can be seen in the largest museums all over the world.
	18551 Spyker Schlossallee (Insel Ruegen)	Chateau Hotel Spyker Completed at the end of the 16th. century, it is an impressive brick structure with a facade flanked by two domed towers facing onto the lake. It has been altered several times and served as a retirement residence for the Swedish Marshall Carl Gustav Wrangel. Wrangel left ornate stucco ceilings inside, some of them feature the four seasons. It is nowadays serving as a hotel and guests in the restaurant can enjoy the old chateau atmosphere.
	18609 Binz (Insel Ruegen)	Granitz Hunting Lodge Stands on the highest point on Ruegen, the 107 m high Tempelberg near the resort Binz. Building of the picturesque neo Gothic style brick house was begun in 1836 by order of Wilhelm Malte I. of Putbus. It is a magnet to tourists who flock to the lookout tower in the courtyard, built in 1844 on a design by Schinkel. Visitors can climb the cast iron spiral staircase to the 38 m. high lookout platform and enjoy the superb view over the Isle of Ruegen.
	19069 Luebstorf	Wiligrad Chateau The chateau (built between 1896 and 1898) stands right on the banks of the outer Lake Schwerin. It houses the Wiligrad Art Society which organises various art exhibitions, concerts, creative courses (music, painting, illustration, and sculpting), readings and workshops.
	19303 Doemitz	Doemitz Citadel Begun as a castle in Doemitz in the 13th century, it became the foundation for the fortification on the Elbe. The Italian castle builder Francesco a Bornau took seven years beginning 1588 to complete the massive pentagonal citadel with its bastions and casemates. It was altered several times over the ensuing centuries and served as a penitentiary in the 18th. and 19th centuries. Fritz Reuter, The best known of the Low German writers, served the last year of his sentence there from 1839 to 1840.
	19417 Hasenwinkel bei Schwerin	Hasenwinkel Chateau The chateau stands near the State Capital Schwerin. It was built between 1908 and 1912 in neo Baroque style. It has been used since 1990 by the Public Works Department of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern e.V. for frequent conferences and training sessions.
	23936 Plueschow bei Grevesmuehlen	Plueschow Chateau The Chateau near Grevesmuehlen was built in 1763 by the Hamburg businessman Philipp Heinrich Stenglin. The initials of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz IV. can be seen over the front entrance the interior boasts an impressive stairwell and many valuable rococo stucco ceilings.
	23942 Johannstorf	Johannstorf Chateau The only remaining example of this kind in Mecklenburg, the brick building was completed in 1743 and features some interesting rococo decoration in the hall and stairwell.
	23948 Kluetz	Bothmer Chateau The largest Baroque chateau in Mecklenburg, built in 1732 by Johann Friedrich Kuennecke and modelled on Blenheim Palace near Oxford, England. The 300 m long avenue of lime trees is well worth seeing.
	18279 Vietgest near Guestrow	Vietgest Chateau The Baroque chateau, built between 1792 and 1794, stands between Guestrow and Teterow.