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Bützow Castle

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Bützow Castle
Schloss Bützow
Bützow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Bützow Castle
Bützow Castle is located in Germany
Bützow Castle
Bützow Castle
Coordinates53°50′50″N 11°58′36″E / 53.847222°N 11.976667°E / 53.847222; 11.976667
TypeCastle

Bützow Castle (German: Schloss Bützow) is a castle in Bützow, Germany.

The castle is built on the foundations of a Slav fortress, and served as the residential castle of the bishops of Schwerin. It was transformed into a Renaissance castle by Duke Ulrich of Mecklenburg in 1556.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Schloss Bützow". Urlaub und Reisen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). MANET Marketing GmbH. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
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