Germany · Partial ruin
Mecklenburg Castle
Mecklenburg Castle was a medieval fortified residence and the seat of the Nakonid and Nikloting princes of the Obotrites, located just south of the modern village Dorf Mecklenburg in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It was an economic and ecclesiastical centre in the 10th–11th centuries and gave its name to the region of Mecklenburg. Today only sections of the earthen rampart survive and the site has been subject to archaeological excavation and memorial planting.
Its prime
1066
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1066
The shape it held in its prime.
In its prime the site formed an oval inner court 95–140 m across, encircled by earthen ramparts that rose up to about 10 m above the surrounding lowland; the castle occupied the tip of a lakeland peninsula near the Bay of Wismar. Within the enclosure were multiple churches and three monasteries and a bishop's residence; the rampart tops were wooded in later memory but originally ringed the open court and controlled approaches along the narrow peninsula track.
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6 places to explore in 1066.
The record describes 6 distinct spots at Mecklenburg Castle — including 2 interiors: bishop's hall and residence, church and monastery precincts. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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