Castles and Manors

Castle Hotels, Events and Culture

The region between the Baltic Sea and the Lake District is rich in noble manor houses from medieval times surrounded by magnificent gardens. The best thing is that many of them open their doors and invite guests to enjoy them - as an elegant restaurant, a stylish castle hotel or a special concert venue.

A bird's eye view of Schwerin Castle., © TMV/Gänsike

A castle, a park, a lake – this romantic combination is more widespread in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern than in any other European region. Between green hills, dense forests and colorful meadows lie around 2,000 castles, manor houses and manor houses picturesquely nestled in romantic parks and the vast landscape between the Baltic Sea coast and the Mecklenburg Lake District.

Around 300 of these stately properties invite visitors to stroll, relax and enjoy themselves as museums, concert halls and event venues or as stylish hostels. Some are also very popular as romantic wedding venues.

The topics at a glance:

The most beautiful castles in the country

The most imposing residences have been left behind by the Dukes of Mecklenburg: The Renaissance palace of Güstrow, the baroque complex of the town of Ludwigslust, the Schloss Schwerin as a prime example of romantic historicism and the classicist palace of Hohenzieritz were built primarily for representative purposes . This was followed by entire town ensembles such as Putbus and Neustrelitz, as well as noble summer residences and playful hunting lodges such as Granitz and Gelbensande.

These grand and royal estates offer visitors fascinating insights and views - starting from the panoramic views of the Baltic Sea island of Rügen, from the 1000-year history of the Mecklenburg dukes to the most extensive collection of Dutch paintings from the Golden Age in Europe.

Visit castles and gardens

The most magnificent castles from Schwerin to Hohenzieritz are now in the care of the state. They are considered cultural-historical jewels, venerable witnesses of time and outstanding storytellers.

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    Schwerin Palace

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  2. Güstrow Castle is one of the most important Renaissance castles in northern Europe, © SSGK M-V / Timm Allrich

    Güstrow Castle

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  3. © SSGK MV / Jörn Lehmann

    Ludwigslust Castle

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  4. © SSGK M-V / Timm Allrich

    Mirow Castle

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  5. Palace garden with orangery in Neustrelitz, © SSGK MV / Funkhaus Creative

    Neustrelitz Palace Gardens

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  6. Exterior view of Hohenzieritz Castle, © SSGK MV / Funkhaus Creative

    Hohenzieritz Castle

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  7. View castle garden, © Stadt Güstrow

    Güstrow castle garden

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    Wiligrad Castle

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  9. © Lothar Steiner © Staatliches Museum Schwerin

    Schwerin Castle Museum

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  10. Granitz hunting lodge

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    Bothmer Castle & Castle Park

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Spend the Night in the Castle

Today, many former residences of princes and landed gentry offer stylishly furnished apartments and rooms, often with beautiful terraces and gardens. From small idyllic country houses for two to family-oriented organic hotels, equestrian lodges and monastery hostels to wellness and golf hotels, the range of accommodation on offer is perfect for a royal . The latter can be found, for example, at the neo-baroque Schloss Fleesensee in the Mecklenburg Lake District.

Passion manor house in the Peene Valley

The Peene Valley in the heart of Western Pomerania is also full of such cultural treasures: The romantic Hotel Schloss Neetzow in the style of English country estates is one of the most striking manor houses that give expression to a historicist-romantic architectural concept. The Gutshof Liepen, with its country-style rooms, works sustainably and refines the restaurant's cuisine with herbs and salads from its own harvest. The moated castle Quilow, a Renaissance building and monument of national value, was renovated and reopened in 2020 for exhibitions, concerts, readings and workshops. The three houses are beautifully connected by the Peene Valley River Landscape Nature Park.

Events in Schlössern

Music, dancing, good food and socializing have always been part and parcel of high society. Today, the facilities are open to the general public and serve as a unique backdrop for unforgettable cultural events.

To in June and to the öffnen many manor and castle lords open their doors and attract guests with a varied cultural program in the impressive historic Gemäuer, while the initiative invites individual travelers to enjoy culinary delights and stimulating conversations in Mecklenburg ParkLand. The MV Festival brings numerous castles such as Ulrichshusen, Schwiessel and Kummerow to life and the takes place in June and July against the imposing backdrop of Schwerin Castle.

Other recurring events in castles, castle parks and stately homes:

Staying in Castle Hotels, Manor Houses and Mansions

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  • Front view of the manor house Alt Vorwerk, © Axel Thiessenhusen

    Manor house Alt Vorwerk

    • Alt Vorwerk, 17179 Boddin

    Vacations in the manor house Alt Vorwerk, that means living in a historical ambience. Comfortable and individually cut apartments await you. In the Pak the wide lawns and the old trees invite you to stay!

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  • Manor house Alt Sührkow

    • Schloßstraße, 17166 Alt-Sührkow

    Looking back at Alt Sührkow in the time around 1990, sometimes the fairy tale of the ugly duckling that finally became a beautiful swan comes to mind. In other words, some dreams can come true ...Enjoy regional cuisine!

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    Good Zahren

    • Dorfstraße, 19386 Zahren

    Space for ideas - that is the motto of the spacious estate with French flair. There are vacation apartments, lounges, seminar rooms and an estate kitchen.

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  • Exterior view, © Schlosshotel

    Ralswiek Castle Hotel

    • Parkstraße, 18528 Ralswiek

    The castle hotel in the heart of the Island of Rügen with 65 individual rooms, restaurant with terrace, bar and wellness area with sauna and indoor pool. Experience unique architecture combined with exquisite cuisine and outstanding service.

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  • Dobbertin Monastery with the monastery church, © TV Mecklenburg-Schwerin e.V.

    Dobbertin Abbey and church

    • Am Kloster, 19399 Dobbertin

    The abbey of Dobbertin, on the eastern shore of the lake of the same name, is one of the most beautiful surviving monasteries in northern Germany. It was founded by Benedictine monks in 1220. Today, the abbey is managed by the Diakoniewerk, which looks after and supports people with mental and emotional disabilities. The workshop sells, among other things, candles and wooden articles.

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    Manor house Pohnstorf

    • Pohnstorf, 17166 Alt-Sührkow

    A whole manor house for you alone

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    Martenshagen Manor House

    • Temporarily closed
    • Hofstraße, 18314 Martenshagen

    On the southern edge of the village of Martenshagen, nestled between two wooded areas along the B105, is the manor house - a silent witness to 19th century rural architecture.

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    Manor house Redewisch

    • Redewischer Straße, 23946 Redewisch

    Hotel & Restaurant in the green, not far from the beach and the center of the Baltic resort Boltenhagen.

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    Vacation and riding farm Landgut Lischow

    • Lischow, 23974 Lischow

    Not far from the Hanseatic City of Wismar in beautiful nature lies the country estate - Lischow. Vacation with many horses, geese and goats in a closed estate with a large farm pond for fishing and an idyllic park to relax.

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    Groß Lüsewitz Castle

    • Rudolf-Schick-Platz, 18190 Groß Lüsewitz

    The manor house, which was built between 1896 and 1898 in the neo-Renaissance style, is located in the middle of an extensive estate.

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  • Exterior view of Hohenzieritz Castle, © SSGK MV / Funkhaus Creative

    Hohenzieritz Castle

    • Open today
    • Schlossplatz, 17237 Hohenzieritz

    Hohenzieritz went down in history as the place where the legendary Queen Luise of Prussia died. The castle was once the summer residence of the Dukes of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Today, a memorial in the castle provides information about Queen Luise. One of the earliest landscape gardens in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern extends behind the palace. It was created from 1771 by the English garden architect Thomson.

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  • Gamehl Castle and Park, © Schloss Gamehl / Torsten Schulz

    Hotel Gamehl Castle

    • Dorfstraße, 23970 Benz/Ot Gamehl

    Hotel Schloss Gamehl is located at the gates of Wismar in the midst of the charming landscape of Mecklenburg. Enjoy peace and relaxation with modern comfort.

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  • Rescue is near, © A.Kannenberg

    Eickelberg Manor House

    • Dorfstraße, 18249 Eickelberg

    Classicist manor house from 1840 in the Warnow valley. Belonged to the von Lützow family, Mecklenburg nobility. Still under renovation.

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    Prillwitz hunting lodge

    • Prillwitz, 17237 Hohenzieritz

    In 1890 the house was built as a hunting lodge of the Grand Duke of Strelitz in the neo-Renaissance style. The old manor house next to it is a simple 11-axis building over two floors. The facade of the hunting lodge is richly articulated and changes from red clinker to sandstone. The theme of hunting is found in the decor of the house. Inside, parts of the wall paneling have been preserved. Also noteworthy is the beautiful lake location on the Lieps.

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  • Manor house Lexow

    • Dorfstraße, 17213 Lexow

    A simple manor house, very tastefully renovated in a dreamlike location in the Mecklenburg Lake District with vacation apartments and bed & breakfast rooms, a small café and restaurant. Ideal also for small groups and workations.

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  • Gevezin Manor House, © Iris Tischer

    Gevezin Manor House

    • Hofstraße, 17039 Gevezin

    Spend the night well. Good entertainment. Recover well. At Gutshaus Gevezin, visitors can enjoy mindfulness and relaxation and at the same time find space for recreation and entertainment.

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    Kalkhorst Castle

    • Am Park, 23942 Kalkhorst

    On the 1st floor of the castle, the art gallery attracts vacation guests interested in art. Some rooms here also serve as accommodation for guests. In the inner courtyard, artists also live and work in the artists' department @LabKalkhorst, and you can look over their shoulders. Anyone who is an art enthusiast will find their favorite place here.

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  • Manor house Wietzow

    • Wietzow, 17129 Daberkow

    Gutshaus Wietzow, a neo-Gothic manor house beautifully situated in the Tollense valley, was first mentioned around 1620 and came to the von Blücher family in the 17th century, later to the von Linden family. Karl Friedrich von Linden had an English landscape park laid out after 1750.

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    Wesselstorf Manor Park

    • Wesselstorf, 18195 Selpin

    A design highlight that can still be experienced today or can be experienced again is the visual axis on the south side of the house across the pond to a hill, the so-called Schlossberg.

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    Rossin manor house

    • Dorfstraße, 17398 Rossin

    The Rossin manor house dates back to the 19th century.

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    Old manor house Schwiessel

    • Zum Park, 17168 Schwiessel

    The Old Manor House is now run as a boarding house and houses the hunting school.

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  • Viecheln manor house, built in 1869 in the neo-Gothic Thurdor style, © Till Kleine-Möller

    Viecheln manor house

    • Schloßstr., 17179 Viecheln

    Wilhelm Blohm (Blohm&Voss) had the manor house designed in neo-Gothic Tudor style by the renowned Wismar architect Heinrich Thormann in 1869. Today, the magnificent house with the 3 hectare estate park offers vacation apartments as well as rooms for e.g. weddings.

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    Wiligrad Castle

    • Opened today by: 10:00 - 18:00
    • Wiligrader Straße, 19069 Lübstorf

    The former ducal residence palace with the surrounding palace park and the historic estate ensemble is one of the most beautiful places on Lake Schwerin. The art exhibition in the castle is particularly worth seeing. With its location on a steep bank directly on the lake, it is considered an insider's tip for excursions, especially in autumn and in spring during the rhododron bloom. The old nursery houses a farm store and a popular farm café.

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  • Zierstorf manor house

    • Poggeweg, 17166 Zierstorf

    The Pogge House is an exhibition place commemorating the life and work of the outstanding representatives of the Pogge family.

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    Kurzen Trechow Castle

    • Am Speicher, 18246 Kurzen Trechow

    Trechow Castle is located in a charming terminal moraine landscape at Trechow Lake and is a manor house built of granite ashlars around 1590 to 1601 on an old foundation. Due to its unique building material and the special illusion painting of 1795, it was elevated to the status of a National Cultural Monument in 2009.

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  • Schwartow hunting lodge

    • Boizestr., 19258 Schwartow

    The hotel-restaurant is the ideal place for a relaxing day with friends, your partner or the whole family, for your vacation, as a stopover during leisure activities and for events. Especially for romantic wedding celebrations.

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    Marihn Castle Hotel

    • Flotowerstr., 17217 Penzlin OT Marihn

    The classicistic castle Marihn is located in the middle of the Mecklenburg Lake District. Guests can enjoy a wonderful vacation here in five suites and two double rooms.

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    Manor house Landsdorf

    • Dorfstraße, 18465 Landsdorf

    The 19th century manor house Landsdorf is part of a listed ensemble and the centerpiece of a landscape park of about 7ha.

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  • Below manor house

    • Dorfstraße, 17209 Below

    Half-timbered house with two vacation apartments in the Wittstocker Heide, conveniently located from Berlin and Hamburg. The baroque manor house was built around 1700 in half-timbered construction and restored from 2013 denkmalgrechet.

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    SCHWERIN PLUS Touristik-Service GmbH Travel from Castle to Castle

    • Mecklenburgstraße, 19053 Schwerin

    Travel from castle to castle in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Individual trips to castles, manor houses and manor houses. We offer castle tours, walking tours with luggage transfer, bicycle tours with luggage transfer, car tours and concert tours to the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival.

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    Manor house Manderow

    • Alt Jassewitzer Straße, 23968 Hohenkirchen

    Feel like at home with friends! The Manderow manor house just outside Wismar in Klützer Winkel has been carefully brought back to life and offers individual guest rooms in the style of the Golden 1920s.

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    Pütnitz Castle

    • Pütnitzer Straße, 18311 Ribnitz-Damgarten

    Directly on the river Recknitz, directly in the hinterland of the coast, 300 m from the Ribnitzer Bodden, lies a dreamy little castle. The listed house was renovated in the years 2011 to 2013 and today shines again in the old splendor.

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    Hotel Manor Stellshagen

    • Lindenstraße, 23948 Stellshagen

    Close to the Baltic Sea, the organic and health hotel Gutshaus Stellshagen is nestled in wide fields and meadows.

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  • Aerial view of Sophienhof Palace Rondel in front of the house, © Dennis Reimann

    Schloss Sophienhof - The house in the park

    • Sophienhof, 17398 Ducherow

    A beautiful spot surrounded by greenery. A homely place, full of peace, history and the power to relax. And the scent of freshly baked goods and mown grass is often in the air. This is probably the best way to describe the Schlosspark Sophienhof cultural venue.

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  • Crane Hotel and Museum in Hessenburg Manor House

    • Dorfplatz, 18317 Hessenburg

    The manor house in Hessenburg is all about the crane. Around Hessenburg, these ambassadors of happiness rest in large flocks in spring and autumn. The manor house itself houses the registry office for the rural area of the town of Barth, the crane museum and the crane hotel with charming apartments.

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  • Castle ghost Dieter is up to mischief in Dreilützow Castle, © Schloss Dreilützow/Baerens

    Dreilützow Castle

    • Am Schlosspark, 19243 Dreilützow

    You have a group with whom you want to travel? Then come to the countryside in West Mecklenburg. We offer accommodation and catering in an almost 300 year old manor house. You have plenty of space for your own activities in our houses and our castle park. The castle ghost comes free of charge!

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    Manor house Groß Wüstenfelde

    • Am Wall, 17168 Groß Wüstenfelde

    Vacation in the historic manor house.

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  • The manor house with its spacious well-kept, quiet manor park grounds., © Kloster Gut Saunstorf

    Monastery Gut Saunstorf

    • Am Gutspark, 23996 Saunstorf

    The modern, non-denominational monastery bows to the spiritual tradition and leads it further into the modern age. The monastery Gut Saunstorf - place of silence, near the Hanseatic City of Wismar, invites you to a time for yourself and to retreat from the noisy demanding world with its accelerated life.

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  • Orchard meadow in the manor house, © Florian Foest

    Friedrichshof Manor

    • Kastanienallee, 18299 Dolgen

    The manor house is a family-run hotel with restaurant, hunting room, cellar bar and sun terrace. It is situated in a single location at the Hohen Sprenzer See in the hills of Mecklenburg Switzerland.

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  • The Liepen moated castle and the servants' quarters can be reached from the park via a small wooden bridge., © Burmeister

    Liepen moated castle

    • Liepen, 17139 Liepen

    Liepen moated castle is located on an island surrounded by an idyllic park. It was built in the 15th century by the Count Hahn family, who live here again today. The medieval vaulted cellar belongs to the oldest part of the castle complex and can be visited

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Culture in the Castle

As places of culture, these castles and estates with their historical flair provide an atmospheric ambience and unique experiences at exhibitions, culinary events, galas, concerts, cabaret or historical spectacles.

  1. Güstrow Castle is one of the most important Renaissance castles in northern Europe, © SSGK M-V / Timm Allrich

    Güstrow Castle

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  2. Broock Castle with Lenné Park, 2013, © Christian Schmidt

    Broock Castle and Estate

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  3. Granitz hunting lodge

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  4. © Angelika Schulz

    Rostock Baroque Hall

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  5. © Landhaus Schloss Kölzow/Detlef von der Lühe

    Country house Kölzow Castle

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  6. Kummerow Castle - the south facade, © Alexander Rudolph

    Kummerow Castle

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  7. Vogelsang Manor

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  8. © SSGK MV / Jörn Lehmann

    Ludwigslust Castle

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  9. © TMV/Gohlke

    Manor house Landsdorf

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  10. © TMV/Gänsicke

    Quilow moated castle

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  11. Palace garden with orangery in Neustrelitz, © SSGK MV / Funkhaus Creative

    Neustrelitz Palace Gardens

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  12. © SSGK MV / Timm Allrich

    Schwerin Palace

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  13. Exterior view of Hohenzieritz Castle, © SSGK MV / Funkhaus Creative

    Hohenzieritz Castle

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    Wiligrad Castle

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  15. © Schloss Hohendorf

    Hohendorf Castle

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  16. © Tourismusverband Mecklenburg-Schwerin

    Fort Dömitz (exhibition “Im Grunde“)

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  17. © P.A. Kroehnert

    State Stud Redefin

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  18. © Verein

    Museum in the hunting lodge Gelbensande

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  19. © Frank Burger

    Hohen Luckow Manor

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  20. The Liepen moated castle and the servants' quarters can be reached from the park via a small wooden bridge., © Burmeister

    Liepen moated castle

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  21. Crane Hotel and Museum in Hessenburg Manor House

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  22. © Gut Gremmelin

    Gremmelin Estate

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  23. © TMV Gänsicke

    3 Queens Palace

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  24. © Schloss Hasenwinkel

    Hasenwinkel Castle

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  25. © Schloss Plüschow

    Plüschow Castle - Mecklenburg House of Artists

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  26. © SSGK MV / Timm Allrich

    Bothmer Castle & Castle Park

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  27. Exterior view Ulrichshusen Castle in spring, © Kathleen Stutz

    Ulrichshusen Castle

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  28. © Schloss Stolpe / Anja Batzdorf

    Stolpe Castle

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  29. © TMV/Tiemann

    Ludwigsburg Palace

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  30. © SSGK M-V / Timm Allrich

    Mirow Castle

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