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Eutin Castle (german: Eutiner Schloss) in Eutin
Eutin () is the district capital of Eastern Holstein county located in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein. As of 2020, the town had some 17,000 inhabitants.
History
The name Eutin (originally Utin) is of Slavic origin. Its meaning i ...
in the north German district of Ostholstein
Ostholstein (; da, Østholsten) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the southwest and clockwise) the districts of Stormarn, Segeberg and Plön, the Baltic Sea and the city of Lübeck.
History
The district was e ...
is the cultural centre and nucleus of the town. Taken together, this castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
, Gottorf Castle
Gottorf Castle (german: Schloss Gottorf, da, Gottorp Slot, Low German: ''Gottorp'') is a castle and estate in the city of Schleswig, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is one of the most important secular buildings in Schleswig-Holstein, and has ...
and Glücksburg Castle
Glücksburg Castle ( German: Schloss Glücksburg, Danish: ''Lyksborg Slot'') is one of the most significant Renaissance castles in Northern Europe. The castle was the headquarters of the ducal lines of the house of Glücksburg and temporarily serv ...
, form the most important group of courtly secular buildings in the state of Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sc ...
.
The four-winged palace originated from a medieval
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire a ...
castle and was expanded over several centuries into a Residenz
Residenz () is a German word for "place of living", now obsolete except in the formal sense of an official residence. A related term, Residenzstadt, denotes a city where a sovereign ruler resided, therefore carrying a similar meaning as the modern ...
. The castle originally belonged to the Lübeck prince-bishops; later it became the summer residence of the Dukes of Oldenburg
Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ranke ...
. The castle was regularly occupied until the 20th century, and most of the interior has survived to the present day. Today the castle houses a museum and is open to the public in summer. It is now owned by a family foundation headed by Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg. The former Baroque garden was converted during the 18th and 19th century to a landscaped park: this is the venue for the Eutin festivals.
Hunting lodge
A small, late Baroque hunting lodge on the Ukleisee belongs to Eutin Castle. The lodge was built in 1776 at some distance from the main castle at the behest ofFrederick Augustus I of Saxony
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, caption = Portrait by Marcello Bacciarelli (1809)
, succession = King of Saxony
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in order to provide a single-storey pavilion for hunting parties and guests attending special occasions.
See also
* Pheasant Island (Eutin) - alandmark
A landmark is a recognizable natural or artificial feature used for navigation, a feature that stands out from its near environment and is often visible from long distances.
In modern use, the term can also be applied to smaller structures or f ...
for one of the visual axes of the castle's baroque garden
The Baroque garden was a style of garden based upon symmetry and the principle of imposing order on nature. The style originated in the late-16th century in Italy, in the gardens of the Vatican and the Villa Borghese gardens in Rome and in the g ...
* Utin Castle
References
Literature
*Heiko Schulze: ''Schloss Eutin''. Verlag Struve, 1991, *I. Bubert: ''Gutshöfe, Herrenhäuser und Schlösser im östlichen Holstein''. Sventana-Verlag, 1995, *Hans und Doris Maresch: ''Schleswig-Holsteins Schlösser, Herrenhäuser und Palais''. Husum Verlag, Husum 2006, *Dehio: ''Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein''.Deutscher Kunstverlag
The Deutscher Kunstverlag (DKV) is an educational publishing house with offices in Berlin and Munich. The publisher specializes in books about art, cultural history, architecture, and historic preservation.
History
Deutscher Kunstverlag was ...
, München 1994,
External links
Eutin Castle at museen-sh.de
References
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