Spantekow Fortress
Main building (schloss)
View of the gatehouse
The fortress known as Veste Spantekow is the oldest and most important Renaissance castle in North Germany and is situated in the village of Spantekow, southwest of Anklam in the German federal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It covers an area of c. 4 hectares.
Gatehouse with relief of Ulrich and Anna of Schwerin
Courtyard view of the Great Casemate
Spantekow Fortress from the east with its schloss and casemates
References
Literature
- Lutz Mohr: Klosterruine Stolpe und Burg Spantekow im Umfeld von Anklam. Zwei markante geschichtsträchtige Stätten aus dem mittelalterlichen Pommern. In: Stier und Greif. Blätter zur Kultur- und Landesgeschichte in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Jg. 17, Schwerin, 2007, pp. 46−65.
External links
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- Literature about Spantekow Fortress in the State Bibliography (Landesbibliographie) of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- Homepage of Spantekow Castle by owner Friedrich Freiherr von Harnier
- Nutzungskonzept Wellness facility of the castle and surroundings (Krause Bohne Architects, Aachen)
- Lutz Mohr, Spantekow Castle
Coordinates: _region:DE-MV 53°47′13″N 13°31′56″E / 53.78694°N 13.53222°E
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