Plön Castle

Plön Castle in is one of the largest castles in the north German state of and the only one located on a hill. The former Residenz of the Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Plön was built in the 17th century during the Thirty Years War and has had a colourful history in which it has, for example, been a school for military cadets and also a boarding school.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Country house
  • Description: German castle
  • Also known as: “Pløn Slot”, “Pløn slott”, “Plöner Schloß”, “Plune”, “Schloss Ploen”, “Schloß Plön”, “Slott Plön”, “Slottet Plön”, and “プレーン城”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Widow’s Palace and Museum des Kreises Plön mit norddeutscher Glassammlung.

Historic building
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The ducal Widow's Palace in in the north German state of was the widow's seat of the Duchess Dorothea Christina. During its history the building has also served as an orphanage and was modified several times. is situated 170 metres northwest of Plön Castle.

Museum
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is situated 170 metres northwest of Plön Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Koppelsberg and Rathjensdorf.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Village
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is a municipality in the , in , . is situated 3½ km north of Plön Castle.

Plön Castle

Latitude
54.15698° or 54° 9′ 25″ north
Longitude
10.4141° or 10° 24′ 51″ east
Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)
Open location code
9F6G5C47+QJ
Geo­Names ID
11962696
Wiki­data ID
Q314461
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Swedish—“Plön Castle” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Zámek Plön”
  • Danish: “Plön Slot”
  • Finnish: “Plönin linna”
  • French: “château de Plön”
  • French: “Château de Plön”
  • German: “Plöner Schloss”
  • German: “Schloss Plön”
  • Italian: “Castello di Plön”
  • Japanese: “プレーンの城館”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Schloss Plön”
  • Russian: “Плёнский замок”
  • Swedish: “Plöns slott”

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