Schlemmin Castle History
Schlemmin Castle with its towers, battlements, and bays, was built in
the middle of the 19th Century. It is a building with a cellar underneath the whole of it,
consisting for the most part of two storeys, with the attic converted in part. The main facade
is followed by a side wing to the west.
The western wing and the the tower have an additional storey which is
not, however, converted in the tower region. The southern main entrance with a wide flight of
stairs of natural stone has the form of a hexagon.
Here the attic storey is formed as a pyramid roof with additional
pointed windows, which border on the rising battlements of the entrance facade. In the middle
of the northern facade there is another portal in the form of a generous bay with pediment,
which serves for direct access to the staircase from the side of the park.
An additional entrance to the cellar storey is at the north-eastern
corner of the building. This part of the facade has a rectangular tower. The functional design
of the building corresponds to to its former prestigious character.
A restaurant is in operation at the eastern gable of the cellar storey
(in the immediate neighbourhood of the halls). This area has an additional separate entrance as
well as its own kitchen, sanitary installations and coal-fired central heating. Otherwise the
castle is heated by means of a heating house, which is situated at the access road.
The complex further comprises the former orangery to the left of the
castle, the coach house to the right, and the ice cellar behind. Behind the castle is a
generously laid out park of about 15 hectares with fine old trees.
Schloss Schlemmin Visitor
The small village of Schlemmin with
its 400 inhabitants is situated 15 kilometres south-east of
This prestigious Schlemmin castle, which
is now classified as a historical monument, lies in the middle of the village, about 100 metres
from the village street. It is surrounded by a park with a stretch of running water to the
east. Access is via the bitumen-reinforced village street and the castle drive. There are only
very limited parking facilities on the access road.
Schlemmin is connected to the B105 road through
secondary roads as well as through the first class road from Ribnitz-Damgarten. There is
regional bus traffic to Schlemmin but no railway connection. The nearest airfields are in Barth
(approximately 16 km), and Rostock (approx. 40 km)
Currently the Schloss
a hotel. Four suites, two tower rooms and 23 double rooms are available for
Address: Am Schloss 2, 18320 Schlemmin, Germany. Get directions using the map provided
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