Utin (castle)

Utin (in Latin letters VTIN - also "Uthine") was the name of a

. The castle was linked to the shore via a bridge next to which a settlement, also called Utin, grew up.

The castle was destroyed by the

in 1138/39.

The site of the settlement - which was the origin of the present-day town of Eutin - on the shore of the Großer Eutiner See, survived and retained the name "Utin" (also e.g. "Uthine") which over the course of time became "Eutin".

The four letters "VTIN" became part of the coat of arms of the town of Eutin.

Origin of the name

The place name "Utin" is derived from the personal name Uta (or Uto) - embellished by the suffix -in - and means "Uta's settlement".

Sources

• History of Utin Castle
• Utin Castle
• The bridge at Utin Castle
• The bridge at Utin Castle
• The evolution of "Uta" → "Utin"
• Eutin Castle
• Otto Rönnpag. "Die Fasaneninsel, der Ursprung Eutins". Jahrbuch für Heimatkunde, Eutin, 1987 (pages 99-102)

54°08′20″N 10°37′34″E / 54.139°N 10.626°E / 54.139; 10.626