Spantekow Fortress
The fortress known as Veste Spantekow is the oldest and most important Renaissance castle in North Germany and is situated in the village of Spantekow, southwest of Anklam in the German federated state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It covers an area of c. 4 hectares.
Gatehouse with relief of Ulrich and Anna of Schwerin
Courtyard view of the Great Casemate
Spantekow Fortress from the east with its schloss and casemates
Main building (schloss)
View of the gatehouse
References
Literature
- Lutz Mohr: Klosterruine Stolpe und Burg Spantekow im Umfeld von Anklam. Zwei markante geschichtsträchtige Stätten aus dem mittelalterlichen Pommern. In: Stier und Greif. Blätter zur Kultur- und Landesgeschichte in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Jg. 17, Schwerin, 2007, pp. 46−65.
External links
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- Literature about Spantekow Fortress in the State Bibliography (Landesbibliographie) of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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