Schloss vor Husum

The Schloss vor Husum is a palace outside of Husum, Nordfriesland district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, when it was erected in the 16th century. It was initially a secondary residence of the ducal house of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf and served as an occasional residence for the Danish royal family during the 18th and 19th centuries. It also accommodated administrative offices, which gradually expanded and after 1864 occupied most of the building. The offices remained until the 20th century, and the castle came to be known as the "royal palace".

It is the only preserved palace on the west coast of Schleswig-Holstein, and is open to the public as a museum and cultural center. The palace park is a well-known attraction throughout the region, and is especially popular when the crocuses bloom in spring. It is the venue of the annual Raritäten der Klaviermusik annual festival.

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Schloss vor Husum ranks #3,503 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #281 of the 618 mapped in Germany. Founded 1582, it is older than 36% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 827 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,805 times in the last 60 days, more than 65% of the atlas. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.

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