List of castles in Berlin and Brandenburg
Encyclopedia
Numerous castles are found in the German states of Berlin
and Brandenburg
. These buildings, some of which have a history of over 1000 years, were the setting of historical events, domains of famous personalities and are still imposing buildings to this day.
This list encompasses castles described in German as Burg
(castle
), Festung
(fort/fortress), Schloss
(manor house
) and Palais/Palast (palace
). Many German castles after the middle ages
were mainly built as royal or ducal palaces rather than as a fortified building.
Berlin
Potsdam
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
and Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
. These buildings, some of which have a history of over 1000 years, were the setting of historical events, domains of famous personalities and are still imposing buildings to this day.
This list encompasses castles described in German as Burg
Burg
Burg is the word for castle in various Germanic languages.Burg or Bürg or Buerg may refer to:*Burg bei Magdeburg, a city in Germany*Den Burg, a town in the Netherlands* Burg, former name of Melber, Kentucky...
(castle
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
), Festung
Festung
Festung is a generic German word for a fortress. Whilst it is not in common usage in English it is used in a number of historical contexts involving German speakers:* For historical fortresses in Austria, Germany or Switzerland...
(fort/fortress), Schloss
Schloss
Schloss is a German word for a building similar to a château, palace or manor house; or what in the British Isles would be known as a stately home...
(manor house
Manor house
A manor house is a country house that historically formed the administrative centre of a manor, the lowest unit of territorial organisation in the feudal system in Europe. The term is applied to country houses that belonged to the gentry and other grand stately homes...
) and Palais/Palast (palace
Palace
A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word itself is derived from the Latin name Palātium, for Palatine Hill, one of the seven hills in Rome. In many parts of Europe, the...
). Many German castles after the middle ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
were mainly built as royal or ducal palaces rather than as a fortified building.
BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
- Schloss Charlottenburg, CharlottenburgCharlottenburgCharlottenburg is a locality of Berlin within the borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, named after Queen consort Sophia Charlotte...
- Schloss BellevueSchloss BellevueSchloss Bellevue is the official residence of the President of Germany since 1994. The palace in the central Tiergarten district of Berlin is situated on the northern edge of the Großer Tiergarten park, on the banks of the Spree river, near the Berlin Victory Column...
, TiergartenTiergartenTiergarten is a locality within the borough of Mitte, in central Berlin . Notable for the great and homonymous urban park, before German reunification, it was a part of West Berlin... - Stadtschloss (destructed), MitteMitteMitte is the first and most central borough of Berlin. It was created in Berlin's 2001 administrative reform by the merger of the former districts of Mitte proper, Tiergarten and Wedding; the resulting borough retained the name Mitte. It is one of the two boroughs which comprises former West and...
- Schloss Schönhausen, PankowPankowPankow is the third borough of Berlin. In Berlin's 2001 administrative reform it was merged with the former boroughs of Prenzlauer Berg and Weißensee; the resulting borough retained the name Pankow.- Overview :...
- Schloss auf der Pfaueninsel, WannseeWannseeWannsee is a locality in the southwestern Berlin borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Germany. It is the westernmost locality of Berlin. In the quarter there are two lakes, the larger Großer Wannsee and the Kleiner Wannsee , are located on the river Havel and are separated only by the Wannsee bridge...
- Schloss Biesdorf, BiesdorfBiesdorfBiesdorf is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in Rhineland-Palatinate, western Germany....
- Schloss BritzSchloss BritzThe Schloss Britz is the former manor-house of the historical Rittergut and village Britz, now a district of Berlin-Neukölln. Today it is the domicile of the cultural foundation Kulturstiftung Schloss Britz and includes in his originally reconstructed rooms from around 1880 a museum for interiors...
, BritzBritzBritz is a German locality within the Berlin borough of Neukölln.-History:The village of Britzig was first mentioned in 1273. It was incorporated by the 1920 Greater Berlin Act... - Jagdschloss Grunewald, GrunewaldGrunewaldGrunewald is a locality within the Berliner borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. Famous for the homonymous forest, until 2001 administrative reform it was part of the former district of Wilmersdorf.-Geography:The locality is situated in the western side of the city and is separated from...
- Schlosshotel Grunewald, GrunewaldGrunewaldGrunewald is a locality within the Berliner borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. Famous for the homonymous forest, until 2001 administrative reform it was part of the former district of Wilmersdorf.-Geography:The locality is situated in the western side of the city and is separated from...
- Jagdschloss GlienickeJagdschloss GlienickeJagdschloss Glienicke is a small German hunting lodge in Berlin-Wannsee near Glienicke Bridge. The Glienicke Palace and Babelsberg Palace can be seen nearby. It was begun in 1682 by Charles Philippe Dieussart for Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg and completed in 1693 during the reign of...
, WannseeWannseeWannsee is a locality in the southwestern Berlin borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Germany. It is the westernmost locality of Berlin. In the quarter there are two lakes, the larger Großer Wannsee and the Kleiner Wannsee , are located on the river Havel and are separated only by the Wannsee bridge... - Schloss Glienicke, WannseeWannseeWannsee is a locality in the southwestern Berlin borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Germany. It is the westernmost locality of Berlin. In the quarter there are two lakes, the larger Großer Wannsee and the Kleiner Wannsee , are located on the river Havel and are separated only by the Wannsee bridge...
- Kronprinzenpalais, MitteMitteMitte is the first and most central borough of Berlin. It was created in Berlin's 2001 administrative reform by the merger of the former districts of Mitte proper, Tiergarten and Wedding; the resulting borough retained the name Mitte. It is one of the two boroughs which comprises former West and...
- Palais des Prinzen Heinrich, heute Humboldt-Universität, MitteMitteMitte is the first and most central borough of Berlin. It was created in Berlin's 2001 administrative reform by the merger of the former districts of Mitte proper, Tiergarten and Wedding; the resulting borough retained the name Mitte. It is one of the two boroughs which comprises former West and...
- Palais Donner, heute Palais am Festungsgraben, MitteMitteMitte is the first and most central borough of Berlin. It was created in Berlin's 2001 administrative reform by the merger of the former districts of Mitte proper, Tiergarten and Wedding; the resulting borough retained the name Mitte. It is one of the two boroughs which comprises former West and...
- Palais Mendelssohn, GrunewaldGrunewaldGrunewald is a locality within the Berliner borough of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf. Famous for the homonymous forest, until 2001 administrative reform it was part of the former district of Wilmersdorf.-Geography:The locality is situated in the western side of the city and is separated from...
- Prinzessinnenpalais, MitteMitteMitte is the first and most central borough of Berlin. It was created in Berlin's 2001 administrative reform by the merger of the former districts of Mitte proper, Tiergarten and Wedding; the resulting borough retained the name Mitte. It is one of the two boroughs which comprises former West and...
- Schloss Tegel, TegelTegelTegel is a locality in the Berlin borough of Reinickendorf on the shore of Lake Tegel. The Tegel locality, the second largest in area of the 95 Berlin districts, also includes the neighbourhood of Saatwinkel.-History:...
- Schloss Köpenick, KöpenickKöpenickKöpenick is a historic town and locality that is situated at the confluence of the rivers Dahme and Spree in the south-east of the German capital city of Berlin. It was formerly known as Copanic and then Cöpenick, only officially adopting the current spelling in 1931...
- Schloss Friedrichsfelde, FriedrichsfeldeFriedrichsfeldeFriedrichsfelde is a German locality within the borough of Lichtenberg, Berlin.-History:The locality was first mentioned in a document of 1265 with the name of Rosenfelde. In 1699 it was renamed Friedrichsfelde after the Prince-Elector Frederick III of Brandenburg...
- Schloss MonbijouMonbijou PalaceMonbijou Palace was a Rococo palace in central Berlin located in the present-day Monbijou Park on the north bank of the Spree river across from today's Bode Museum and within sight of the Hohenzollern city palace. Heavily damaged in World War II, the ruins were finally razed in 1959...
(destroyed), MitteMitteMitte is the first and most central borough of Berlin. It was created in Berlin's 2001 administrative reform by the merger of the former districts of Mitte proper, Tiergarten and Wedding; the resulting borough retained the name Mitte. It is one of the two boroughs which comprises former West and... - Gutshaus Steglitz ("Wrangelschlösschen"), SteglitzSteglitzSteglitz is a locality of the Steglitz-Zehlendorf borough in the south-west of Berlin, the capital of Germany. The locality also includes the neighbourhood of Südende.-History:...
- Spandau CitadelSpandau CitadelThe Spandau Citadel is a fortress in Berlin, Germany, one of the best-preserved Renaissance military structures of Europe. Built from 1559–94 atop a medieval fort on an island created by the meeting of the Havel and the Spree, it was designed to protect the town of Spandau, which is now...
, HaselhorstHaselhorstHaselhorst is a locality in the borough of Spandau in Berlin. It is located between Siemensstadt and the Old Town of Spandau and is separated from the Hakenfelde locality by the River Havel.-Overview:...
PotsdamPotsdamPotsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre....
- Schloss Babelsberg, Park Babelsberg
- Schloss CecilienhofCecilienhofSchloss Cecilienhof is a palace in the northern part of the Neuer Garten park in Potsdam, Germany, close to the Jungfernsee lake. Since 1990 it is part of the Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin UNESCO World Heritage Site....
, Neuer Garten - Marmorpalais, Neuer Garten
- Schloss Marquardt
- Kleines Schloss im Park Babelsberg
- Stadtschloss
- Neues Palais, Park Sanssouci
- Schloss Sacrow
- Schloss Kartzow
- Schloss SanssouciSanssouciSanssouci is the name of the former summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam, near Berlin. It is often counted among the German rivals of Versailles. While Sanssouci is in the more intimate Rococo style and is far smaller than its French Baroque counterpart, it too is...
, Park Sanssouci - Neue Kammern, Park Sanssouci
- Orangerieschloss, Park Sanssouci
- Gutshaus Satzkorn
- Schloss Charlottenhof, Park Sanssouci
- Schloss Lindstedt
- Jagdschloss Stern
- Palais Lichtenau, am Neuen Garten
Landkreis Dahme-Spreewald
- Wasserschloss Fürstlich Drehna, LuckauLuckauLuckau is a city in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in the federal state of Brandenburg, Germany. Known for its beauty, it has been dubbed "the Pearl of Lower Lusatia".-Origin of the name:...
- Schloss Königs Wusterhausen, Königs WusterhausenKönigs WusterhausenKönigs Wusterhausen is a town in the Dahme-Spreewald district of the state of Brandenburg in Germany.-Geographical location:Königs Wusterhausen – or "KW" as it is often called locally – lies on the Notte Canal and the river Dahme southeast of Berlin...
- Lustschloss Zeesen, ZeesenZeesenZeesen is a village south of Königs Wusterhausen in Germany, known for Deutschlandsender Zeesen which was built in 1927 and the Zeesen short-wave transmitter ....
Landkreis Elbe-Elster
- Schloss Ahlsdorf, Ahlsdorf bei SchönewaldeSchönewaldeSchönewalde is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 30 km south of Luckenwalde, and 40 km east of Wittenberg.-References:...
- Schloss Doberlug, Doberlug-KirchhainDoberlug-KirchhainDoberlug-Kirchhain is a town in the district of Elbe-Elster, Brandenburg, Germany. -History:937. The town of Kirchhain was built by Margrave Gero. A document written in 1005 mentions the town Doberlug for the first time. In 1165 the Cistercian Dobrilugk Abbey was founded by Margrave Dietrich of...
- Schloss Elsterwerda, ElsterwerdaElsterwerdaElsterwerda is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 48 km northwest of Dresden, and 11 km southeast of Bad Liebenwerda.-External links:...
- Schloss Finsterwalde, FinsterwaldeFinsterwaldeFinsterwalde is a town in the Elbe-Elster district , in Brandenburg, Germany.-Overview:It is situated on the Schackebach, a tributary of the Kleine Elster, 28 m. W.S.W of Cottbus by rail. Pop. 18,840. The town has a Gothic church , a castle, schools, cloth and cigar factories, iron-foundries,...
- Schloss Grochwitz, Herzberg (Elster)Herzberg (Elster)Herzberg is a town in the Elbe-Elster district of the German federal state of Brandenburg.-Overview:As of 2004, its population is 10,968 and the mayor is Michael Oecknigk of the Christian Democratic Union....
- Schloss Lebusa, LebusaLebusaLebusa is a municipality in the Elbe-Elster district, in Brandenburg, Germany....
- Schloss Liebenwerda (teilweise erhalten), Bad LiebenwerdaBad LiebenwerdaBad Liebenwerda is a spa town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 57 km northwest of Dresden, and 28 km east of Torgau.- History :...
- Schloss Martinskirchen, Martinskirchen
- Schloss Mühlberg, Mühlberg/Elbe
- Schloss Neudeck/Elster, Neudeck bei Uebigau-WahrenbrückUebigau-WahrenbrückUebigau-Wahrenbrück is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 11 km northwest of Bad Liebenwerda, and 21 km east of Torgau.-References:...
- Schloss Sallgast, SallgastSallgastSallgast is a municipality in the Elbe-Elster district, in Brandenburg, Germany....
- Schloss Saathain (zerstört), Saathain
- Schloss Sallgast, SallgastSallgastSallgast is a municipality in the Elbe-Elster district, in Brandenburg, Germany....
- Schloss Schlieben (zerstört), SchliebenSchliebenSchlieben is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 22 km north of Bad Liebenwerda. Schlieben was the site of a concentration camp during the Holocaust....
- Schloss Sonnewalde, SonnewaldeSonnewaldeSonnewalde is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 8 km northwest of Finsterwalde....
- Schloss Stechau, Stechau, Gemeinde FichtwaldFichtwaldFichtwald is a municipality in the Elbe-Elster district, in Brandenburg, Germany....
- Schloss Uebigau, Uebigau-WahrenbrückUebigau-WahrenbrückUebigau-Wahrenbrück is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 11 km northwest of Bad Liebenwerda, and 21 km east of Torgau.-References:...
- Burg Wahrenbrück (zerstört), Uebigau-WahrenbrückUebigau-WahrenbrückUebigau-Wahrenbrück is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 11 km northwest of Bad Liebenwerda, and 21 km east of Torgau.-References:...
- Schloss Würdenhain (zerstört), Würdenhain
Landkreis Märkisch-Oderland
- Schloss Altranft, Altranft
- Schloss Gusow, Gusow-PlatkowGusow-PlatkowGusow-Platkow is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany....
- Schloss Neuhardenberg, NeuhardenbergNeuhardenbergNeuhardenberg is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is the site of Neuhardenberg Palace, residence of the Prussian statesman Prince Karl August von Hardenberg. The municipal area comprises the villages of Altfriedland, Quappendorf and Wulkow...
- Schloss Prötzel, PrötzelPrötzelPrötzel is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany.-External links:...
Landkreis Oberhavel
- Schloss Meseberg, GranseeGranseeGransee is a town in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 20 km south of Fürstenberg/Havel, and 55 km northwest of Berlin....
- Burg Vehlefanz, OberkrämerOberkrämerOberkrämer is a municipality in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany.An experimental farm of wind turbines existed between 1941 to 1945 on the 50 m high Matthias mountain in the area.-Subdivisions:...
- Schloss OranienburgSchloss OranienburgOranienburg Palace is a schloss located in the town of Oranienburg in Germany. It is the oldest Baroque schloss in the Margraviate of Brandenburg and built in a Dutch style.-External links:* - official site...
, OranienburgOranienburgOranienburg is a town in Brandenburg, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Oberhavel.- Geography :Oranienburg is a town located on the banks of the Havel river, 35 km north of the centre of Berlin.- Division of the town :... - Schloss Liebenberg, Löwenberger LandLöwenberger LandLöwenberger Land is a municipality in the Oberhavel district, in the German state of Brandenburg, about 50 km north of Berlin.-Overview:Established on December 31, 1997 it consists of 15 villages:...
- Schloss Hoppenrade, Löwenberger LandLöwenberger LandLöwenberger Land is a municipality in the Oberhavel district, in the German state of Brandenburg, about 50 km north of Berlin.-Overview:Established on December 31, 1997 it consists of 15 villages:...
- Schloss Fürstenberg, Fürstenberg/HavelFürstenberg/HavelFürstenberg is a town in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany. Fürstenberg was the site of the Ravensbrück concentration camp, and a memorial now occupies the site.-Geography:...
- Schloss Dahmshöhe, Fürstenberg/HavelFürstenberg/HavelFürstenberg is a town in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany. Fürstenberg was the site of the Ravensbrück concentration camp, and a memorial now occupies the site.-Geography:...
Landkreis Oder-Spree
- Burg Beeskow, BeeskowBeeskowBeeskow is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, and capital of the Oder-Spree district. It is situated on the river Spree, 30 km southwest of Frankfurt an der Oder....
- Burg Friedland, Friedland
- Burg Storkow, Storkow (Mark)
- Schloss Steinhöfel, SteinhöfelSteinhöfelSteinhöfel is a municipality in the Oder-Spree district, in Brandenburg, Germany....
- (Bischofs-)Schloss Fürstenwalde, Fürstenwalde
- JagdschlossJagdschlossA Jagdschloss is a palace or a castle in a zoo or a hunting zone such as a forest, field or lake and served primarily as the accommodation for a ruler, and the court, on the occasion of the hunt in the area....
Fürstenwalde, Fürstenwalde
Landkreis Ostprignitz-Ruppin
- Alte Bischofsburg, Wittstock / Dosse
- Daberburg, Wittstock / Dosse
- Burg Garz, GarzTemnitztalTemnitztal is a municipality in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in Brandenburg, Germany....
- Burg Goldbeck, Goldbeck
- Schloss Rheinsberg, RheinsbergRheinsbergRheinsberg is a town and a municipality in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Rhin, approx. 20 km north-east of Neuruppin and 75 km north-west of Berlin.-History:...
- Burg Wildberg, WildbergTemnitztalTemnitztal is a municipality in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in Brandenburg, Germany....
Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark
- Schloss Caputh, Schwielowsee
- Burg Eisenhardt, BelzigBelzigBad Belzig, also known as Belzig, is a historic town in Brandenburg, Germany located about southwest of Berlin. It is the capital of the Potsdam-Mittelmark district.-Geography:...
- Schloss Petzow, Schwielowsee
- Burg Rabenstein, Rabenstein / Fläming
- Schloss Reckahn, Kloster Lehnin
- Schloss Wiesenburg, Wiesenburg / Mark
- Burg Ziesar, ZiesarZiesarZiesar is a town in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 25 km southwest of the town of Brandenburg....
Landkreis Prignitz
- Schloss Demerthin, GumtowGumtowGumtow is a municipality in the Prignitz district, in Brandenburg, Germany....
- Gänseburg, PutlitzPutlitzPutlitz is a town in the district of Prignitz, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 15 km northwest of Pritzwalk, and 35 km northeast of Wittenberge.-International relations:Putlitz is twinned with: Kaltenkirchen, Germany...
- Schloss Philipshof, PutlitzPutlitzPutlitz is a town in the district of Prignitz, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 15 km northwest of Pritzwalk, and 35 km northeast of Wittenberge.-International relations:Putlitz is twinned with: Kaltenkirchen, Germany...
- Plattenburg, PlattenburgPlattenburgPlattenburg is a municipality in the Prignitz district, in Brandenburg, Germany....
- Schloss Wolfshagen, Groß Pankow (Prignitz)
Landkreis Teltow-Fläming
- Schloss Blankensee (eher Herrenhaus), TrebbinTrebbinTrebbin is a town in the Teltow-Fläming district of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Nuthe, 14 km north of Luckenwalde, and 36 km southwest of Berlin ....
- Schloss Wiepersdorf, Niederer FlämingNiederer FlämingNiederer Fläming is a municipality in the Teltow-Fläming district of Brandenburg, Germany.-References:...
Landkreis Uckermark
- Burg Blankenburg, UckerlandUckerlandUckerland is a municipality in the Uckermark district, in Brandenburg, Germany....
- Schloss Boitzenburg, Boitzenburger LandBoitzenburger LandBoitzenburger Land is a municipality in the Uckermark district, in Brandenburg, Germany....
- Burg Gerswalde, GerswaldeGerswaldeGerswalde is a municipality in the Uckermark district, in Brandenburg, Germany....
- Burg GreiffenbergGreiffenbergGreiffenberg may refer to:*Gryfów Śląski, Poland*Greiffenberg, Brandenburg, Germany...
, AngermündeAngermündeAngermünde is a town in the district of Uckermark in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. It is located on the Mündesee, 43 miles northeast of Berlin on the Berlin–Szczecin railway... - Schloss Schwedt (zerstört), SchwedtSchwedtSchwedt is a city in Brandenburg, Germany. It is the largest city of the district Uckermark near the Oder river on the border with Poland.-Overview:...
- Burg Stolpe (Grützpott), AngermündeAngermündeAngermünde is a town in the district of Uckermark in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. It is located on the Mündesee, 43 miles northeast of Berlin on the Berlin–Szczecin railway...
- Schloss Wolfshagen (Uckermark) (zerstört), UckerlandUckerlandUckerland is a municipality in the Uckermark district, in Brandenburg, Germany....
- Burg Zichow, ZichowZichowZichow is a municipality in the Uckermark district, in Brandenburg, Germany....