Eutin Castle (german: Eutiner Schloss) in

Eutin Eutin () is the district capital of Eastern Holstein county located in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. As of 2020, the town had some 17,000 inhabitants. History The name Eutin (originally Utin) is of Slavic origin. Its meaning i ...

in the north German district of

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is the cultural centre and nucleus of the town. Taken together, this

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, Gottorf Castle and

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, form the most important group of courtly secular buildings in the state of

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. The four-winged palace originated from a

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castle and was expanded over several centuries into a Residenz. The castle originally belonged to the Lübeck prince-bishops; later it became the summer residence of the

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. The castle was regularly occupied until the 20th century, and most of the interior has survived to the present day. Today the castle houses a museum and is open to the public in summer. It is now owned by a family foundation headed by Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg. The former

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garden was converted during the 18th and 19th century to a landscaped park: this is the venue for the Eutin festivals.

Hunting lodge

A small, late Baroque hunting lodge on the Ukleisee belongs to Eutin Castle. The lodge was built in 1776 at some distance from the main castle at the behest of

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in order to provide a single-storey pavilion for hunting parties and guests attending special occasions.

References

Literature

*Heiko Schulze: ''Schloss Eutin''. Verlag Struve, 1991, *I. Bubert: ''Gutshöfe, Herrenhäuser und Schlösser im östlichen Holstein''. Sventana-Verlag, 1995, *Hans und Doris Maresch: ''Schleswig-Holsteins Schlösser, Herrenhäuser und Palais''. Husum Verlag, Husum 2006, *Dehio: ''Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein''.

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, München 1994,

External links

Eutin Castle at museen-sh.dePhoto series of the interior of the castleDevelopment of the castle park at EutinThe castle park at Gartenrouten Schleswig-Holstein.deThe Association of Castles and Museums around the Baltic Sea

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Castles in Schleswig-Holstein Museums in Schleswig-Holstein Gardens in Schleswig-Holstein Historic house museums in Germany Water castles in Germany Buildings and structures in Ostholstein Eutin {{Germany-castle-stub

Hunting lodge

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