Klempenow Castle

Klempenow Castle (German: Burg Klempenow) is a castle in Breest municipality, Germany.

The castle was built during the time of German settlement in Pomerania in the 13th century and formed part of a series of fortifications on the border with Mecklenburg. The original castle consisted of two towers and a three-metre thick defensive wall. It has been substantially altered since its initial construction. During the 17th century, it acquired more or less its present shape and appearance. When Pomerania was ruled by Sweden, the castle was given as a fief to Dodo zu Innhausen und Knyphausen by the Swedish king. From 1762, it belonged to the Swedish Crown. It has since housed several different residents; after World War II, it housed refugees expelled from former German lands and at one time as many as fourteen families lived in the castle. After 1990, a renovation of the castle was carried out.

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Klempenow Castle staat op plaats 313 van 6.412 in de bekendheidsranglijst van deze atlas en op plaats 60 van de 450 die de atlas in Duitsland in kaart brengt. Gebouwd in 1231, en daarmee ouder dan 76% van de gedateerde bouwwerken in de atlas — een van de 555 bouwwerken in de atlas die uit de 13e eeuw stammen. Zie hoe dat zich verhoudt in de kastelenstatistiek.

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