Schloss Franzhagen

Manor in Schulendorf, Germany

The Franzhagen Castle, also known as Franzgarten or Franzhof, was a castle near the present-day Schulendorf in southern Schleswig-Holstein. Before its destruction in 1716 it was owned by the dukes of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg. The castle was based on an older structure that may have originated in the Middle Ages. Under Mary of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel a grange was added in 1608, and her husband Duke Francis II of Saxe-Lauenburg expanded it into a large castle with extensive gardens. The duke ran out of funds during the construction, so that, according to a local legend, the workers were left

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Type:
Manor

Where:
Schulendorf, Germany

Coordinates:
53.47°N, 10.57°E

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