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View of Lake Plön (Großer Plöner See) – Plön Castle loop from Plön

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Schleswig-Holstein

View of Lake Plön (Großer Plöner See) – Plön Castle loop from Plön

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View of Lake Plön (Großer Plöner See) – Plön Castle loop from Plön

02:34

9.90km

60m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 12, 2026

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970 m

View of Lake Plön (Großer Plöner See)

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At 28 square kilometers, Lake Plön is the largest lake in Schleswig-Holstein and the tenth largest lake in Germany. The river Schwentine flows through it. This waterway connects it to the other lakes in the Holstein Lake District (the Kleiner and Großer Eutiner See, the Kellersee, the Kleiner Plöner See, the Diksee and the Ukleisee).

Excursion boats (5-lake trip) connect the towns of Plön, Malente-Gremsmühlen, Niederkleveez and Timmdorf.

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View of Lake Plön

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A very nice view over the lake. In certain weather conditions it can be very windy here. But still a great place to enjoy the view on a walk or a round trip by bike.

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2.44 km

Jetty with a magnificent view of the Großer Plöner See lake

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The Plön Water Tower is located in the east of the town of Plön on Scharweg. The water tower was built in 1913 according to plans by the Bremen engineer Carl Franke. Stylistically, it is classified as late Art Nouveau or Reform Architecture. After its closure in 1974, it was initially scheduled for demolition, but in 1977 it became one of the first industrial and technical monuments to be listed as a historical monument in Schleswig-Holstein.

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7.46 km

View of the Großer Plöner See from Strandblick, Plön

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A beautiful view of the Ser

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8.62 km

Plön Royal Stables

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Plön Castle is a landmark, a tourist attraction, and the home of the Fielmann Academy in Plön.

Plön's landmark, visible from afar from all access routes by land and sea, was built during the Thirty Years' War between 1633 and 1636. Duke Joachim Ernst of Plön had a brick castle built on the site of the old, disused castle. The castle received its white paint job in the 18th century under the Danish King Christian VIII.

Plön Castle served as a Prussian cadet school for the officer corps of the Prussian army. Around 1900, all six sons of Kaiser Wilhelm II attended their own princely school in the Plön castle grounds.

During the Nazi era, it served as the National Political Education Institute (NAPOLA).

After the state government sold Plön Castle to the non-profit Fielmann Academy in January 2002, the castle was thoroughly renovated and, after careful reconstruction in collaboration with the monument preservation authorities and involving local craftsmen, reopened three years later. Since 2005, the Fielmann Academy, a public training center for German opticians, has trained more than 6,000 opticians annually at Plön Castle.

Regular tours offer visits to the reconstructed chapel, the Knights' Hall, and the ducal apartments. The Knights' Hall is used for the classical concert series "Castle Concerts."

Our "Siehs-mal-ander" blog offers a brief insight into the tours and rooms of Plön Castle.

>> Dates and registration for tours are available through the Fielmann Academy.<<

1633–1636 Built by Duke Joachim Ernst von Sonderburg-Plön

1636–1761 Ducal Residence Palace

1761–1864 Owned by the Danish Crown, temporarily a royal summer residence

1868–1920 Royal Prussian Cadet School

1896–1910 Prince's School of the Sons of Wilhelm II in the Garden Palace

1920–1933 State Educational Institution in the Weimar Republic

1933–1945 National Political Educational Institution in the Third Reich

1946–2001 State Boarding School of the State of Schleswig-Holstein

Fielmann Academy Plön Castle from 2002

Teaching operations commenced in 2004

Opened after demolition in 2006

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Clock House, Plön

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The red-washed riding house was built in 1746 by order of Friedrich Carl, Duke of Plön, and served as the focal point for all events and performances on the adjacent riding arena. After the Duke's death, the building was used, among other things, as a stable. During the imperial era, the central gable was fitted with a clock, which gives the building its current name: Uhrenhaus (Clock House).

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8.81 km

Plön Castle

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A superbly preserved, baroque ensemble with outbuildings and castle park.

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9.04 km

Plön Town Hall

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Plön's Town Hall is centrally located on the Schlossberg hill.

The current town hall was built between 1816 and 1818 on the old market square according to plans by the renowned architect Christian Frederik Hansen. Previously, a 13th-century town hall building stood on this site, which the last Duke of Plön, Duke Friedrich Carl, had demolished and replaced with a new one in 1746.
The Goose Girl Fountain, made of shell limestone by Bernhard Butzke, dates from 1922. The Goose Girl is one of Plön's landmarks and was a gift to their hometown from the Müller brothers, who had become wealthy abroad.

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9.90 km

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Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.10 km

2.22 km

1.62 km

1.54 km

1.19 km

224 m

Surfaces

4.48 km

2.94 km

2.15 km

284 m

< 100 m

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Sunday 12 July

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View of Lake Plön (Großer Plöner See) – Plön Castle loop from Plön

View of Lake Plön (Großer Plöner See)

View of Lake Plön

Jetty with a magnificent view of the Großer Plöner See lake

View of the Großer Plöner See from Strandblick, Plön

Plön Royal Stables

Clock House, Plön

Plön Castle

Plön Town Hall

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