DEUTSCHLAND	GERMANY
Bundesland: Niedersachsen	Lower Saxony
Landkreis: Aurich

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Lütetsburg is situated at sealevel just east of Norden in the district Aurich in the north of East Frisia in Germany's state of Lower Saxony. The municipality has a population of about 740 (2023).

Before 1373, there was already an "Uthof" (outer courtyard) of the Manninga chieftain family here. Lütet Manninga expanded this into a castle around 1400. He thus gave his name to the village that developed around the property. It was first mentioned in a document in 1433 as Lützborch, Lutzborch or Lutetzborch. The current name has been official since 1852. Lütetsburg has been the ancestral seat of the counts of Inn- and Knyphausen since 1588.

Lütetsburg castle [left, no. 4671: top right picture], on the glass named as Lützburg, was originally built in Renaissance style in 1557–1576 in place of the older castle. The castle was surrounded by a moat and in addition received an outer castle, which still exists today in its original form. In 1588 the castle was obtained by the Knyphausen family (today counts of Innhausen and Knyphausen). After the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648), during which the complex suffered severe damages, the castle was rebuilt in Classicist Baroque style in 1677–1679. In 1893, the inner castle was completely destroyed by a fire. In 1894–1896 the castle was rebuilt in Renaissance revival style, further extensions followed in 1908. After severe damages during World War II in 1944, it was repaired provisionally, but was again destroyed by a fire in 1956. After that, the current structure was rebuilt in slightly more modern forms. Only the outer castle has remained from the earlier castle in its original form.

Only the top right picture on glass no. 4671 shows a view of Lütetsburg. The glass itself is labeled as a souvenir from Norden, the larger municipality just west of Lütetsburg.

[https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BCtetsburg; https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_L%C3%BCtetsburg]