Can you still see Burg Pritzerbe today?

No, only a mound called the Mühlenberg or Bischofshügel marks the former fortress site, with no visible built remains.

Who built Burg Pritzerbe?

The bishops of Brandenburg had it built or expanded after Albrecht the Bear reconquered the territory in the 12th century.

Why was Burg Pritzerbe abandoned?

The bishops chose Ziesar as their permanent residence between 1216 and 1275 instead, and the castle fell into ruin from the late Middle Ages onward.

Where is Burg Pritzerbe located?

It lies in Havelsee, in the Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark, in Brandenburg, between the Havel river and the Pritzerbe lake.

Burg Pritzerbe

Pritzerbe Castle

Havelsee

Visit

Hours to be confirmed

Book a visit

You are leaving for the château’s own website

Where: Havelsee

Hours and prices not verified at the source yet.Check on the official website

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

Schloss Reckahn (Reckahn Castle)from €718 km

Burg Pritzerbe stands in Havelsee (Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark), in Brandenburg, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Burg Pritzerbe refers to the remains of a former episcopal stronghold, now reduced to a mound known as the Mühlenberg or Bischofshügel, on the southern edge of the village of Pritzerbe in the municipality of Havelsee. Built on the orders of the bishops of Brandenburg after Albrecht the Bear reconquered the territory in the 12th century, it stood at a strategic spot between the Havel river and the Pritzerbe lake, controlling a road and a ferry crossing. The bishops used it intermittently as a residence before favouring Ziesar instead, and the site gradually fell into ruin from the late Middle Ages onward. Nothing of the structure remains above ground today, only the mound marking where the fortress once stood.

What to know

No buildings survive: only a mound, the Mühlenberg or Bischofshügel, marks the former castle's location.
The site is protected as a Baudenkmal, referring mainly to buried archaeological remains rather than any visible structure.
A visit amounts to walking through an open outdoor site, with no medieval structure standing above ground.
No opening hours, fees, or visitor facilities are indicated for this site.

Where this château is

Havelsee · Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark · Brandenburg

Loading the map…

This châteauChâteaux within 40 km

Address

Havelstraße 23, 14798 Havelsee-Pritzerbe

Directions open from wherever you are, by car or public transport.

Get directions View on a map

4.7 / 5from 111 Google reviews

Heritage status: Baudenkmal

In pictures

Frequently asked

Can you still see Burg Pritzerbe today?: No, only a mound called the Mühlenberg or Bischofshügel marks the former fortress site, with no visible built remains.
Who built Burg Pritzerbe?: The bishops of Brandenburg had it built or expanded after Albrecht the Bear reconquered the territory in the 12th century.
Why was Burg Pritzerbe abandoned?: The bishops chose Ziesar as their permanent residence between 1216 and 1275 instead, and the castle fell into ruin from the late Middle Ages onward.
Where is Burg Pritzerbe located?: It lies in Havelsee, in the Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark, in Brandenburg, between the Havel river and the Pritzerbe lake.