Germany · 18th century
Schloss Bothmer is a Baroque palatial manor house ensemble in northern Germany. It was built for Count Hans Caspar von Bothmer to designs by architect Johann Friedrich Künnecke in 1726–32. It remained the property of the Bothmer family until 1945. It is today owned by the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and, following a renovation in 2009–15, open to the public. It is the largest Baroque-era country house ensemble in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
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Schloss Bothmer ranks #4,282 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #349 of the 711 mapped in Germany. Founded 1726, it is older than 19% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 696 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 5,175 times in the last 60 days, more than 87% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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