Plön Castle
Plön Castle in Plön is one of the largest castles in the north German state of Schleswig-Holstein 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.Photo: Matthias Süßen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Country house
- Description: German castle
- Also known as: “Schloss Ploen”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Widow’s Palace and Museum des Kreises Plön mit norddeutscher Glassammlung.
Widow’s Palace
Historic building
Photo: PodracerHH, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The ducal Widow's Palace in Plön in the north German state of Schleswig-Holstein 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. Widow’s Palace is situated 170 metres northwest of Plön Castle.
Museum des Kreises Plön mit norddeutscher Glassammlung
Museum
Photo: Orf3us, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museum des Kreises Plön mit norddeutscher Glassammlung is situated 170 metres northwest of Plön Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Koppelsberg and Rathjensdorf.
Rathjensdorf
Village
Photo: humungoulus, CC BY 3.0.
Rathjensdorf is a municipality in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Rathjensdorf is situated 3½ km north of Plön Castle.
Plön Castle
- Categories: château, residential building, and building
- Location: Plön, Plön, Kiel Bay, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Swedish—“Plön Castle” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Plune”
- Czech: “Schloß Plön”
- Czech: “Zámek Plön”
- Danish: “Plön Slot”
- Finnish: “Plönin linna”
- French: “château de Plön”
- French: “Château de Plön”
- German: “Plöner Schloss”
- German: “Plöner Schloß”
- German: “Plune”
- German: “Schloss Plön”
- German: “Schloß Plön”
- Italian: “Castello di Plön”
- Italian: “Schloss Plön”
- Japanese: “プレーンの城館”
- Japanese: “プレーン城”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Pløn Slot”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Pløn slott”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Schloss Plön”
- Russian: “Плёнский замок”
- Swedish: “Plöns slott”
- Swedish: “Schloss Plön”
- Swedish: “Slott Plön”
- Swedish: “Slottet Plön”
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