This list encompasses castles, palaces and stately homes described in German as ''Burg'' (

castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...

), ''Festung'' ( fort/fortress), '' Schloss'' ( manor house) and ''Palais''/''Palast'' (

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 is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome which ...

). Many German castles after the Middle Ages were mainly built as royal or ducal palaces rather than as a fortified building.

Mecklenburg

Schwerin Castle Aerial View Island Luftbild Schweriner Schloss Insel See

Schloss Bothmer Schloss Bothmer is a Baroque palatial manor house ensemble in northern Germany. It was built for Count Hans Caspar von Bothmer to designs by architect Johann Friedrich Künnecke in 1726–32. It remained the property of the Bothmer family until 1 ...

, near Klütz * Bülow Hunting Lodge,

Bülow Bülow or Bulow is a surname; notable people with this name include: People *Bülow family, a noble family from Germany (has links to Wikipedia articles of family members named "von Bülow") *bülow (singer), or Megan Bülow (born 1999), German-Can ...

* Dargun Palace (ruins), Dargun * Festung Dömitz, Dömitz * Friedrichsmoor Hunting Lodge, Neustadt-Glewe * Schloss Gadebusch,

Gadebusch Gadebusch () is a town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the district of Nordwestmecklenburg. Halfway between Lübeck, Schwerin and Wismar, it is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. The town is known for two notable monuments: the ''Stad ...

* Jagdschloss Gelbensande * Grubenhagen Castle, Vollrathsruhe * Güstrow Palace, Güstrow * Schloss Hohenzieritz, Hohenzieritz * Schloss Kaarz, Weitendorf * Schloss Kittendorf, Kittendorf * Liepser Schlösschen * Ludwigslust Palace, Ludwigslust * Schlossinsel Mirow, Mirow * Alte Burg Neustadt-Glewe, Neustadt-Glewe * Neues Schloss Neustadt-Glewe, Neustadt-Glewe * Schloss Neustrelitz (destroyed), Neustrelitz * Alte Burg Penzlin, Penzlin * Schloss Neue Burg Penzlin, Penzlin * Plau Castle, Plau am See * Festungsanlage Poel, Poel * Schloss Roggenhagen, near Neubrandenburg *

Schwerin Palace Schwerin Castle (also known as ''Schwerin Palace'', german: Schweriner Schloss, ), is a schloss located in the city of Schwerin, the capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state, Germany. It is situated on an island in the city's main lake, Lake Schwe ...

Stargard Castle Stargard Castle is the northernmost extant hill castle in Germany. The 13th century castle, standing on a 90 m hill, and the Burg Stargard, eponymous small town in the valley below lie several kilometers southeast of Neubrandenburg, in the northea ...

, Burg Stargard * Schloss/Rittergut Steinbeck (destroyed), {{Interlanguage link multi, Bellin (Krakow am See), de, 3=Bellin (Krakow am See), lt=Bellin near Güstrow * Stuer Castle, Stuer * Schloss Varchentin,

Varchentin Varchentin is a village and a former municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the seco ...

* Wesenberg Castle, Wesenberg * Schloss Wiligrad,

Lübstorf Lübstorf is a municipality in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is close to the cities of Schwerin, Wismar, Lübeck and Rostock and is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. Geography Situated on the west ...

* Wredenhagen Castle, Wredenhagen *

Löcknitz Castle Loecknitz Castle is a castle in the municipality of Loecknitz in southeastern Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Pomerania ( pl, Pomorze; german: Pommern; Kashubian: ''Pòmòrskô''; sv, Pommern) is a historical region on the southern shore o ...

Vorpommern

* Conerow Castle (ruins), Wodarg * Haus Demmin (ruins), Demmin * Schloss Hohendorf * Schloss Karlsburg, Karlsburg *

Klempenow Castle Klempenow Castle (german: Burg Klempenow) is a castle in Breest municipality, Germany. The castle was built during the time of German settlement in Pomerania in the 13th century and formed part of a series of fortifications on the border with Mec ...

Breest Breest is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It comprises the villages Bittersberg, Breest and Klempenow. Klempenow Castle Klempenow Castle (german: Burg Klempenow) is a castle in B ...

* Landskron Castle (ruins) * Löcknitz Castle, Lröcknitz * Müggenburg Water Castle, Neuenkirchen near Anklam * Osten Castle (ruins) *

Quitzin Hunting Lodge Quitzin Castle (german: Jagdschloss Quitzin) is a ''Jagdschloss'' in Splietsdorf municipality, Germany. History The presently visible so-called ''Jagdschloss'' or "hunting castle" is built on the foundations of a castle from the 13th century. In ...

, near Grimmen * Wasserschloss Quilow, near Anklam *

Schloss Schlemmin Schloss Schlemmin is a Gothic Revival ''Schloss'' in Schlemmin, Germany. It is a hotel and restaurant. History The presently visible building was built in 1846-50 to designs by architect Eduard Knoblauch; the foundations are however those of a ...

Schlemmin Schlemmin is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe ...

* Spantekow Fortress, Spantekow * Schloss Ueckermünde, Ueckermünde * Schloss Wrodow Jagdschloss Granitz (2011-05-21) 14

Isle of Rügen

* Jaromarsburg, Kap Arkona * Granitz Hunting Lodge, near Binz * Dwasieden Castle (destroyed), Sassnitz * Putbus Palace (destroyed), Putbus * Spyker Castle, Glowe

Isle of Usedom

* Wasserschloss Mellenthin (moated castle), Mellenthin * Schloss Pudagla * Schloss Stolpe auf Usedom, Stolpe

Mecklenburg

Vorpommern

Isle of Rügen

Isle of Usedom

See also