Widow’s Palace

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.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Historic building
  • 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.

Museum
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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. is situated 180 metres southeast of Widow’s Palace.

Church
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St. John's Church in the north German town of was built in 1685 as an independent parish church when Plön's new town, Neustadt, was developed by Duke John Adolphus.

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 3 km north of Widow’s Palace.

Widow’s Palace

Latitude
54.15818° or 54° 9′ 29″ north
Longitude
10.41244° or 10° 24′ 45″ east
Open location code
9F6G5C56+7X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 114077936
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Wiki­data ID
Q1689715
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In Other Languages

From German to Russian—“Widow’s Palace” goes by many names.

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