Schloss Schlemmin is a
Gothic Revival
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''
Schloss'' in
Schlemmin
Schlemmin is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
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, Germany. It is a hotel and restaurant.
History
The presently visible building was built in 1846-50 to designs by architect
Eduard Knoblauch
(Carl Heinrich) Eduard Knoblauch (born 25 September 1801 in Berlin; died 29 May 1865 in Berlin) was a Germans, German architect.
Eduard Knoblauch was born in his family's house on Poststraße 23 in the Nikolaiviertel neighborhood in Berlin, Ge ...
; the foundations are however those of a medieval fortress, dating from the 14th century. The current building was constructed for
Wilhelm Ulrich von Thun
Wilhelm may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* William Charles John Pitcher, costume designer known professionally as "Wilhelm"
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Other uses
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. During World War II, the castle was used as a hospital an refugee camp. After the war, it became part of
East Germany and served a variety of purposes. In 1999 it was bought by an entrepreneur from
Bremen
Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...
who began restoration works of the neglected house. A hotel has been using the building since 2002.
References
External links
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Castles in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania