The water moat
Still filled, around the castle.
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For a visitor with two or three days in Hamburg, no — the harbour, the Speicherstadt and St Pauli have a better claim. But it is a good option on a longer stay for anyone wanting to see a part of Hamburg that resembles the port not at all: Bergedorf is a small town with its own character, and the castle and its grounds make a quiet outing. The journey itself is only twenty-five minutes.
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The Bergedorf museum occupies the only surviving castle in Hamburg: a medieval moated castle whose moat still holds water, in the Bergedorf district east of the city. Its origins are thirteenth century and it was rebuilt in the Renaissance, and it is the only building of its kind within the city's boundaries. Bergedorf itself was not part of Hamburg until 1868 — it was governed jointly by Hamburg and Lübeck for centuries, an odd administrative arrangement the museum explains. Its second subject is the Vierlande, a low-lying agricultural area on the Elbe known for growing flowers and vegetables to supply Hamburg, and for its distinctive traditional dress. The exhibits include furnished rooms, rural costume, farming implements and documents. The castle itself, with its courtyard and moat, is the best part of the visit, and the grounds around it are public and free. It lies east of the city, about twenty-five minutes by S-Bahn.
Still filled, around the castle.
Distinctive dress from the farming region.
Bergedorfer Schlossstrasse 4, 21029 Hamburg