Eutin Castle
Eutiner Schloss
A red-brick moated castle on the shore of Eutin's lakes, once the summer palace of the prince-bishops of Lübeck and the Dukes of Oldenburg, with an English-style landscape garden.
Eutin Castle is a brick moated castle with four wings enclosing a courtyard. Its origins go back to the 12th century, and its present appearance comes from an 18th-century baroque remodelling. It served as the summer palace of the prince-bishops of Lübeck and the Grand Dukes of Oldenburg. Inside you can visit the ducal suite, a portrait gallery and a collection of ship models. Behind the castle, an English landscape garden stretches along the Großer Eutiner See, and in summer an open-air stage hosts the Eutin Festival, held in the town where the composer Weber was born. Admission is about 12 euros, and winter opening hours are shorter. Eutin is about 45 km from Kiel, roughly 50 minutes by train.
Opening hours
About 10:00–17:00 (shorter in winter)
Nearby sights
- Eutin Palace Garden
- Eutin Old Town & Market Square
- Five Lakes Tour, Malente
- Ukleisee & Hunting Lodge
- Bungsberg & Elisabeth Tower
- Lütjenburg Motte-and-Bailey Castle
- Parnaß Tower, Plön
- Bosau & St. Peter's Church