A warm welcome to the Schleswig-Holstein portal. Here you will find all you want to know about the environment, history, culture, politics and economy of the northernmost federal state in Germany.
Eutin Castle (German: Eutiner Schloss) in Eutin in the north German district of Ostholstein is the cultural centre and nucleus of the town and, together with Gottorf and Glücksburg Castles, belongs to the most important courtly secular buildings in the state of Schleswig-Holstein.
The four-winged palace originated from a medievalcastle and was expanded over several centuries into a Residenz. The castle originally belonged to the Lübeck prince-bishops, later it became the summer residence of the Dukes of Oldenburg. The castle was regularly occupied until the 20th century and most of the interior has survived to the present-day. Today the castle houses a museum and is open to the public in summer. The former Baroque garden was converted during the 18th and 19th century to a landscaped park; this is the venue for the Eutin festivals. more...
Support the Schleswig-Holstein portal Any Wikipedian - including guests - is invited to develop the portal further by writing or translating new articles, or improving existing ones.
Questions, suggestions, discussion or criticism On the discussion page you can raise issues or propose improvements, constructively of course.
Requested articles Do you need information on a subject connected with Schleswig-Holstein, but haven't found what you want amongst the existing articles? Then enter your requested articles above in the requested article box or leave a small note on the discussion page. We cannot guarantee that articles will be made available quickly, but it is always worth checking. In addition, it gives us an overview of what interests our readers!
Meet up Wikipedians from Schleswig-Holstein sometimes meet up on the West coast, on the East coast or in Wacken.