FORTE CULTURA Station: Dömitz Citadel and Fortified Ideal City (DE)
Mecklenburg's only fortified ideal town with a citadel on the Elbe
The Dömitz Fortress - experience a pentagonal bulwark of the Renaissance
As Dömitz Fortress is the name given to the citadel of the former fortified ideal town of Dömitz. Built between 1559 and 1565, it is now the only completely preserved Renaissance fortress in northern Germany.
Discover with FORTE CULTURA the exciting history of the former border fortress on the Elbe, which later became a state penal institution and where Fritz Reuter, the most important Low German poet, spent the last year of his "Festungstid" in 1839 - 1840.
FORTE CULTURA Fortress portrait
Learn the Dömitz Fortress on the Elbe know.
Cultural ribbon
fortified monuments
on the Elbe river
From its source in the Czech Giant Mountains to its mouth in the North Sea near Cuxhaven, the Elbe river connects 1091 kilometres of magnificent cultural landscapes.
Conquer the FORTE CULTURA Elbe fortresses and discover the region from a new perspective.
Events at Dömitz Fortress
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