Bützow Castle
Bützow Castle is a castle in Bützow, Germany. The castle is built on the foundations of a Slav fortress, and served as the residential castle of the bishops of Schwerin. It was transformed into a Renaissance castle by Duke Ulrich of Mecklenburg in 1556.- Type: Castle
- Description: palace in Germany
- Also known as: “Buetzow Castle”
- Address: Schloßplatz 5, Bützow, 18246
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include City Library Bützow and Krummes Haus in Bützow.
Town hall in Bützow
Town hall
Town hall in Bützow is situated 450 metres northeast of Bützow Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Steinhagen and Rühn.
Steinhagen
Village
Steinhagen is a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Steinhagen is situated 3 km west of Bützow Castle.
Rühn
Village
Rühn is a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Rühn is situated 3½ km southwest of Bützow Castle.
Kassow
Village
Kassow is a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Kassow is situated 7 km northeast of Bützow Castle.
Bützow Castle
- Categories: château, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bützow, Rostock, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.84705° or 53° 50′ 49″ north
Longitude
11.97646° or 11° 58′ 35″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Roof shape
gabled
Open location code
9F5HRXWG+RH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Spanish—“Bützow Castle” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Bützow Slot”
- German: “Schloss Bützow”
- German: “Akademie zu Bützow” (historical)
- German: “Universität Bützow” (historical)
- Russian: “Бютцовский дворец”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Bützow”
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