IU130. SCHLEMMIN CASTLE

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 […]

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IU127. STĘPNICA

LOCATION Stępnica is a little town in Goleniów County located at the Szczecin Lagoon near Goleniów Forest, Olszanka Nature Reserve, close to Wkrzańska Forest on on the other bank of the Oder River, GPS 53°65′N 14°63′E.             SCENIC CHARACTER Stepnica is located in the northern part of the Lower Oder Valley […]

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IU125. LUDWIGSLUST CASTLE

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 […]

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IU124. SZCZECIN

LOCATION Szczecin is situated by the Oder mouth and Szczecin Lagoon, near the Baltic Sea and German border. It is the biggest city and also a capital of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland. Szczecin borders on the southwestern shore on Dąbie Lake, GPS 53°43′N 14°55′E.                  SCENIC CHARACTER […]

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IU123. JAROMARSBURG

LOCATION The Slavic temple fortress of Jaromarsburgis located onthe protected landscape  of Cape Arkona. Cape Arkona is a 45-metre-high cape on the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, 55°00′N 13°45′E. 1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jaromarsburg_2.jpg#/media/File:Jaromarsburg_2.jpg ATRACTION DESCRIPTION Between the 9th and 12th century, the Jaromarsburg was a place of cult for a Slavic tribe Rani, that was dedicated to their god Svantevit. Situated at the tip of a cape, […]

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IU122. GÜSTROW PALACE

LOCATION Güstrow Palace is a picturesque renaissance palace in Güstrow, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, GPS 54°00′N 12°18′E. 1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:G%C3%BCstrow,_Schloss_mit_Schlosspark.jpg#/media/File:G%C3%BCstrow,_Schloss_mit_Schlosspark.jpg ATRACTION DESCRIPTION Güstrow Palace  is the most important building of renaissance era in northern Germany. The castle was built in the 16th century as the seat of Duke Ulrich of Mecklenburg. It was built to impress due to the times demand, […]

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IU121. GRANITZ HUNTING LODGE

LOCATION Granitz Hunting Lodge is situated on Rügen island, very close to the seaside resort of Binz, Germany, GPS 54°42′N 13°58′E. 1. By J.-H. Janßen – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28784003 ATRACTION DESCRIPTION Granitz Hunting Lodge  is the most popular castle in Mecklenburg-Vorpommernwith ca 200.000 visitors every year. The hunting Lodge is located in the middle […]

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IU120. GDAŃSK

LOCATION Gdańsk is the biggest polish city on the Baltic coast with over a thousand year old history and marine tradition. It is a capital of Pomorskie Voivodeship and a capital of Kaszubia region. Gdańsk forms with Gdynia and Sopot a metropolitan area called Tricity. It is located on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay […]

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IU119. DŹWIRZYNO

LOCATION Dźwirzyno is a village located on the seashore of the Baltic Sea in the north-western part of Poland, very close to Resko Przymorskie Lake, 12 km west of the Kołobrzeg city and 98 km north-east of the Szczecin city. Dźwirzyno is a health resort specialized in respiratory and cardiatic diseases, GPS 54°16′N 15°40′E. SCENIC CHARACTER Dżwirzyno […]

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IU118. DÖMITZ FORTRESS

LOCATION A bastion fort situated in Dömitz, a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, GPS 53°46′N 11°54′E. 1. By Nikater – Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37095451 ATRACTION DESCRIPTION Fortress was built between 1559 and 1565. It was created by John Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrowto secure Mecklenburg’s border on the Elbe river. It was one of the strongest in the […]

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