Widow’s Palace
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: House
- Description: Castle in Plön, Schleswig-Holstein
- Also known as: “Johannisstraße 1 (Plön)”, “Widow’s Palace, Plön”, and “Witwenpalais (Plön)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum des Kreises Plön mit norddeutscher Glassammlung and Plön Castle.
Plön Castle
Photo: Matthias Süßen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Plön Castle is situated 190 metres southeast of Widow’s Palace.
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 3 km north of Widow’s Palace.
Widow’s Palace
- Categories: palace, residential building, and building
- Location: Plön, Plön, Kiel Bay, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From German to Russian—“Widow’s Palace” goes by many names.
- German: “Johannisstraße 1 (Plön)”
- German: “Witwenpalais (Plön)”
- German: “Witwenpalais”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Enkepaléet i Pløn”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Witwenpalais”
- Russian: “Вдовий дворец (Плён)”
- Russian: “Вдовий дворец”
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