Can you visit Schloss Stillhorn today?

No, it was demolished before 1724 and only an administrative building erected on its site remains.

Who had Schloss Stillhorn built?

The noble Grote family built it around 1600, before Duke Georg Wilhelm of Brunswick-Lüneburg acquired it in 1672.

Why is Schloss Stillhorn linked to Sophie Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg?

The estate was meant to serve as her residence and income, but she was exiled to Schloss Ahlden after the Königsmarck affair.

Where was Schloss Stillhorn located?

On an Elbe island that is now part of Hamburg's Wilhelmsburg district.

Schloss Stillhorn

Stillhorn Castle

Hamburg

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Where: Hamburg

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Open within 20 km

Schloss Stillhorn stands in Hamburg (Hamburg), in Hamburg, Germany. No visits are on record for this building.

Schloss Stillhorn once stood on an Elbe island in what is now Hamburg's Wilhelmsburg district, before disappearing in the early eighteenth century. There is no building to visit today: it was torn down and an administrative house was erected on its foundations in 1724. Its interest lies mainly in its history, tied to the Grote family and later the House of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and to the exile of Sophie Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg following the Königsmarck affair.

What to know

The castle was demolished before 1724 and no longer exists in any visible form.
On its site today stands the former administrative house (Amthaus) built in 1724.
The location lies in the Wilhelmsburg district of Hamburg.
No visit is possible since no remains of the schloss itself survive.

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Hamburg · Hamburg · Hamburg

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Hamburg-Mitte, 21109 Hamburg

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Can you visit Schloss Stillhorn today?: No, it was demolished before 1724 and only an administrative building erected on its site remains.
Who had Schloss Stillhorn built?: The noble Grote family built it around 1600, before Duke Georg Wilhelm of Brunswick-Lüneburg acquired it in 1672.
Why is Schloss Stillhorn linked to Sophie Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg?: The estate was meant to serve as her residence and income, but she was exiled to Schloss Ahlden after the Königsmarck affair.
Where was Schloss Stillhorn located?: On an Elbe island that is now part of Hamburg's Wilhelmsburg district.