Plön Castle
Plön
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- Visit duration
- 45 min
- Where
- Plön
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Schloss Plön stands in Plön (Kreis Plön), in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Adult admission costs 5 EUR. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.
Schloss Plön overlooks Lake Plön from the only hilltop site in all of Schleswig-Holstein to bear a castle. Built as the residence of the Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Plön during the Thirty Years War, it went up in a mere three years on the site of an older stronghold. After decades of use as a cadet school and later a boarding school, the building has belonged since 2002 to the Fielmann Akademie, which converted it into a training centre for optometry and hearing care. Long closed to the public, it now admits visitors only on a limited basis.
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What to know
- Visits are limited, as the building now houses a private training academy.
- The castle sits on a hill above Lake Plön, the only site of its kind in the region.
- No verified opening hours or admission fees are currently available.
- The interior, reworked in rococo style in the 18th century and later refurnished in a classicist manner, is not freely open to visitors.
Practical information
Opening hours
- Guided tours of the château take place every Saturday and Sunday
Prices
- Adult
- €5
- Child
- €3
- Visit duration
- 45 min
- Wheelchair access
- Not verified
- Dogs
- Not verified
- Parking
- Not verified
Where this château is
Plön · Kreis Plön · Schleswig-Holstein
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This châteauChâteaux within 40 km
Address
Schloßgebiet 91, 24306 Plön
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- Heritage status
- Kulturdenkmal in Deutschland
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Frequently asked
- Plön Castle: how much is admission?
- Adult admission is €5. Child: €3.
- Can visitors go inside Schloss Plön?
- Access is limited, since the building has housed the private Fielmann Akademie training centre since 2002.
- Who built Schloss Plön?
- Duke Joachim Ernest of Schleswig-Holstein-Plön had it built starting in 1632, on the occasion of his marriage.
- What makes Schloss Plön unusual in Schleswig-Holstein?
- It is the only castle in the region built on a hilltop, overlooking Lake Plön.
- What other uses has Schloss Plön had over the centuries?
- It has served as a cadet school, a boarding school, a Danish royal summer residence, and the seat of a bailiff.
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Sources
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