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LOCATION Spyker Castle is the oldest profane structure on the Baltic Sea island of Rügen. It is located in the area of the municipality of Glowe in the district of Vorpommern-Rügen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.54°56′N 13°51′E. 1.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schloss_Spyker.jpg#/media/File:Schloss_Spyker.jpg ATRACTION DESCRIPTION The Spyker Castle was first mentioned in XIV th century when it belonged to the Stralsund patrician family, the von Külpens. After the Thirty Years’ War, Pomerania, and hence Rügen, […]

LOCATION Schwerin Castle also known as Schwerin Palace is a seat of the parliament of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It is located on the museum island in the center of Schwerin. 54°00′N 11°42′E. 1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schloss-schwerin-teich-westen.jpg#/media/File:Schloss-schwerin-teich-westen.jpg ATRACTION DESCRIPTION The castle is situated in breathtaking nestled in a picturesque lake and parkland. In the past the castle was the residence of […]

LOCATION Schlemmin Castle is a Victorian Gothic manor house, located in Schlemmin in the north part of Germany. 53°43′N 12°16′E. 1.https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schlemmin_Schloss_Parkseite.jpg#/media/File:Schlemmin_Schloss_Parkseite.jpg ATRACTION DESCRIPTION It was built in the middle of XIX th century, designed by architect and builder Eduard Knoblauch. The construction had been commissioned by Wilhelm Ulrich von Thun, whose family was based in Western […]

LOCATION Ludwigslust Castle is hidden in Mecklenburg countryside, in the town of Ludwigslust,  40 km south of Schwerin, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, GPS 53°33′N 11°50′E. 1. By Schloss_Ludwigslust_Parkseite.jpg: Niteshift (talk)derivative work: Parzi (talk) – Schloss_Ludwigslust_Parkseite.jpg, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14998793) ATRACTION DESCRIPTION This splendid baroque palace, with situated in an extensive park full of avenues, cascades, canals and […]