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Location: Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany

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1. Marstall Winsen (Luhe) – Winsen Castle loop from Winsen (Luhe)

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2. Marstall Winsen (Luhe) – Winsen Castle loop from Winsen (Luhe)

5.96km

01:30

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3. Blaufärberhaus Winsen (Luhe) – Winsen Castle loop from Winsen (Luhe)

6.80km

01:43

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Wanderpurzel Mandy

August 21, 2019

In the castle there is the possibility to be married. With its versatility, the castle garden / park offers perfect as a photo backdrop.

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Nora

July 22, 2018

Very well maintained, pretty castle with history, dating back to 1315. One remarkable fact: Dorothea von Braunschweig-Lüneburg, Princessin of Denmark ordered approx. 30 witch trials to be carried out in the 17th century.

JR56

December 4, 2018

The castle in Winsen was first mentioned in a document in 1299, it was probably built around 1230. The moated castle initially served repeatedly as the temporary seat of the sovereigns. After the outbreak of the War of Succession in Lüneburg in 1371, the administration of the Obervogtei was relocated to the castle.

After the death of her husband Duke Wilhelm the Younger, Duchess Dorothea, the daughter of the Danish king Christian III, moved into the castle in 1593 as a widow's seat. She had the castle rebuilt. At that time it essentially took on the shape it still has today. Around 1610 witch trials took place here. After the death of the Duchess in 1617, the palace became the administrative seat of the Hanoverian office of Winsens, later of the Prussian district of Winsens.

The castle is owned by the state of Lower Saxony. This is where the district court is located. The palace chapel is now open to the public for cultural events and also for weddings.

Source: winsen.de/portal/seiten/das-winsener-schloss-2000060-20260.html

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Location: Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany

Winsen Castle

1. Marstall Winsen (Luhe) – Winsen Castle loop from Winsen (Luhe)

2. Marstall Winsen (Luhe) – Winsen Castle loop from Winsen (Luhe)

3. Blaufärberhaus Winsen (Luhe) – Winsen Castle loop from Winsen (Luhe)

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