Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
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Bützow

Bützow Castle

Bützow Castle is a castle in , 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.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: palace in Germany
  • Also known as: “Buetzow Castle”
  • Address: Schloßplatz 5, Bützow, 18246
  • Roof shape: gabled

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include City Library Bützow and Krummes Haus (Bützow).

Library
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a building.

Town hall
Photo: An-d, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 450 metres northeast of Bützow Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Steinhagen and Rühn.

Village
is a municipality in the district, in , . is situated 3 km west of Bützow Castle.

Village
Photo: Alma, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the district, in , . is situated 3½ km southwest of Bützow Castle.

Village
is a municipality in the district, in , . is situated 7 km northeast of Bützow Castle.

Bützow Castle

Latitude
53.84705° or 53° 50′ 49″ north
Longitude
11.97646° or 11° 58′ 35″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
9F5HRXWG+RH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 111762972
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
Geo­Names ID
12175925
Wiki­data ID
Q2240493
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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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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bützow Castle”. Photo: Niteshift, CC BY-SA 3.0.