Gottorf Castle

Gottorf Castle is a castle and estate in Scheleswig,Scheleswig-Holstein,Germany. It was first settled as an estate in 1161. The Duke of Scheleswig acquired it through a purchase in 1268. It was transferred to the Count of Holstein at Rendsburg of the House of Schauenburg in 1340. It was used as a displaced persons camp during World War II. It has been renovated and resorted since 1947 and was completed in 1996.