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Schloss Straupitz, Straupitz (Spreewald)

Schloss Straupitz

Straupitz Castle

Straupitz (Spreewald)

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Straupitz (Spreewald)

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Schloss Straupitz stands in Straupitz (Spreewald) (Landkreis Dahme-Spreewald), in Brandenburg, Germany. The building is a listed Baudenkmal. No visits are on record for this building.

Schloss Straupitz, in the Spreewald region, is a former manor house that now serves as a school building. Built between 1795 and 1798 for the von Houwald family on the site of an earlier Renaissance castle, it has a thirteen-bay facade in a sober late Baroque style, topped by a mansard hip roof. Visitors can explore the grounds, including a twelve-hectare English-style landscape park, the restored granary now housing a local history exhibition and pottery workshop, and the two obelisks marking the entrance to the estate.

What to know

  • The Schloss itself houses a primary school and cannot be visited inside.
  • The surrounding park, covering about twelve hectares, is freely open to walkers.
  • The nearby restored granary contains a local history exhibition and a pottery workshop.
  • The 1886 villa, once a widow's residence, now houses medical practices and is not open to visitors.

Where this château is

Straupitz (Spreewald) · Landkreis Dahme-Spreewald · Brandenburg

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Address

Kirchstraße 13, 15913 Straupitz (Spreewald)

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Heritage status
Baudenkmal

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Frequently asked

Can you visit the inside of Schloss Straupitz?
No, the building houses a primary school and is not open to the public.
What can visitors see at Schloss Straupitz?
Visitors can walk through the landscape park, see the restored granary with its exhibition, and view the entrance obelisks.
Who built Schloss Straupitz?
The current building was constructed between 1795 and 1798 for Carl Gottlob Willibald von Houwald.
Where is Schloss Straupitz located?
It is located in Straupitz, in the Spreewald region, in the Landkreis Dahme-Spreewald, Brandenburg.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Land's heritage lists.

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