A beautiful castle that should be seen. A visit is highly recommended. Even as a child, I was particularly fascinated by the bog bodies and the Nydam boat.

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JR56

November 24, 2018

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A beautiful castle not to be missed. A visit is highly recommended. Even as a child I was particularly fascinated by the bog bodies and the Nydam boat.
Gottorf Castle, …

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Rüdiger M

June 15, 2025

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Gottorf Castle (Low German: Slott Gottorp, Danish: Gottorp Slot) in Schleswig is one of the most important secular buildings in Schleswig-Holstein.[1] In its more than eight hundred year history, it has been rebuilt and expanded several times, transforming from a medieval castle to a Renaissance fortress and finally to a Baroque palace. It gave its name to the ducal House of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf, from which four Swedish kings and several Russian tsars emerged in the 18th century.

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Location: Schleswig, Schleswig-Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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