Fortress
Dömitz Fortress
🇩🇪 Germany · 16th century
The Dömitz Fortress (German: Festung Dömitz) is a bastion fort in Dömitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It was built by John Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, between 1559 and 1565, to secure Mecklenburg's border. The fort saw use during the Thirty Years' War and the Napoleonic Wars, and it was decommissioned in 1894. The fort is now in good condition, and it has been a museum since 1953. It is one of the few well-preserved 16th-century flatland forts in Northern Europe.
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Dömitz Fortress ranks #3,769 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #293 of the 505 mapped in Germany. Founded 1559, it is older than 38% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,139 times in the last 60 days, more than 68% of the atlas. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Dömitz Fortress?
Dömitz Fortress stands in Germany, at 53.1424°, 11.2457°.
When was Dömitz Fortress built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1559. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Dömitz Fortress?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,769 of 8,134 worldwide, and #293 in Germany. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Dömitz Fortress?
Ludwigslust Palace, about 26 km away.
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