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Eutin and Eutin castle
N 54°8.265', E 10°37.222'
2019-06-22
https://www.schloss-eutin.de/
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Eutin is a city in the Holstein Switzerland nature park (Naturpark Holsteinische Schweiz). It stands on the shore of a large lake Großer Eutiner See.
Eutin and Eutin castle ©Yuriy Buriak
The name of the city is Slavic. This should not be surprising, since quite a few Slavic tribes lived in northern Germany. And here they built a fortress on Fasaneninsel Island in the 9th century. The island is not far from the coast, but now it is private and uninhabited.
Lake Großer Eutiner See ©Yuriy Buriak
The main attraction of the city is the bishop's castle. In 1226, the Lübeck Senate bought the status of a free imperial city from the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. What is a free city? The main difference from other cities was that the free cities supported the emperor only during the Crusades and defended themselves, while the imperial cities paid taxes to the emperor and allocated troops for military campaigns.
Eutin castle ©Yuriy Buriak
The imperial cities were ruled by the prince-bishop, but after receiving free status, the inhabitants of Lübeck asked him to leave. So, the bishop chose a new place for himself, having built a castle in Eutin.
Eutin castle ©Yuriy Buriak
Eutin castle ©Yuriy Buriak
In 1705, the Danes burned Eutin. The restoration of the castle was undertaken by Prince Christian Augustus, the grandfather of the Russian Empress Catherine II. He rebuilt castle in the baroque style.
Eutin castle ©Yuriy Buriak
Eutin castle ©Yuriy Buriak
The mother of Catherine II spent her childhood in the castle, and the empress herself met here the future husband of Peter III in 1739.
Eutin castle ©Yuriy Buriak
In the 19th century, the castle went to the Oldenburg dynasty, they made significant changes, built the top floor and changed the castle park. After 1918, a museum was opened inside.
Eutin castle ©Yuriy Buriak
The castle still belongs to the Oldenburg family. In the 90s, they organized a charity fund and carried out a 10-year reconstruction of the castle. It is worth saying that the area around the castle has also recently been restored. Like the whole embarkment of Eutin.
Embankment in Eutin ©Yuriy Buriak
Embankment in Eutin ©Yuriy Buriak
Embankment in Eutin ©Yuriy Buriak
Local little mermaid ©Yuriy Buriak
In general, the whole center looks very neat and beautiful.
Eutin ©Yuriy Buriak
Eutin state library ©Yuriy Buriak
Except, perhaps, of this sculpture :)
Sculpture? ©Yuriy Buriak
Do not miss the castle garden as well, it is quite large.
Castle garden ©Yuriy Buriak
Castle garden ©Yuriy Buriak
Castle garden ©Yuriy Buriak
Castle garden ©Yuriy Buriak
Castle garden ©Yuriy Buriak
The famous composer Carl Maria von Weber was born in the city. Every year in July and August, an opera festival (Eutiner Festspiele) takes place in the castle park.
Eutin map ©eutin-2016.de
Getting there: parking by the castle N 54 08.294 E 10 37.221 . Eutin train station is 850 meters from the castle, use bahn.de .
Tags, Germany: castle , hiking , lake Tags, all countries: castle , hiking , lake
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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Our rating - 8.00
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Visitor's rating - 0.00
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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