{"id":29329,"date":"2022-08-09T02:53:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T16:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=29329"},"modified":"2023-01-24T08:16:42","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T21:16:42","slug":"glucksburg-germany-%f0%9f%87%a9%f0%9f%87%aa-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=29329","title":{"rendered":"Gl\u00fccksburg, Germany \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Date: 7th August 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travelled: 160 kms from Flensburg to Wahlstedt, Germany  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visited: Gl\u00fccksburg Schloss   <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stayed: Wahlstedt Stellplatz, \u20ac8, N53.95740, E10.20540 <\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budget: 74 days @ \u20ac107 per day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What was a very quiet evening in Flensburg, was a bit noisier come 6am when it seems several of our neighbours started moving about and servicing their motorhomes. Seeking an early start to where ever they were going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We started a little later than usual, before walking over to the Citit-Park shopping complex just across the road. There was a Sunday morning market in full swing but it was mostly a trash-n-treasure arrangement so we walk into the complex to find only the bakery was open this early. So we return to the Hymer with some treats and make ready for the road ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its only a 12 kms drive to Schloss Gl\u00fccksburg<\/a> but there\u2019s several detours to negotiate as a triathlon is underway here today. The schloss doesn\u2019t open until 11am, so we have plenty of time for a cooked breakfast before purchasing our tickets (\u20ac6 pp). I should remind you at this point that \u2018schloss\u2019 is German for castle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The site was originally a Cistercian monastery dating back to around 1200. Following the reformation of the 16th century, the monastery was dismantled and the stone used to erect Gl\u00fccksburg Castle complete with moat. By the 18th century it\u2019s now home to the Dukes of Schleswig-Holstein as its transitions firstly to a palace, later as style dictates a hunting lodge. The original moat was extended during this period into a small lake. You can read more about it at the link above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Across the moat to the gatehouse.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The stables and servant\u2019s quarters.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Interestingly, Gl\u00fccksburg Castle was confiscated from the family by the British Army at gunpoint in 1945 and the castle was used as a prison for Wehrmacht Officers for a period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The chapel\u2019s alter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Visiting the 1st and 2nd level apartments, we are given a pair of felt overshoes to wear. Obviously we were unsupervised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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