List of castles in Berlin and Brandenburg



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 Castle (castle), Festung (fort/fortress), Palace (manor house) and Palace/Palast (palace). Many German castles after the Middle Ages were mainly built as royal or ducal palaces rather than as a fortified building.

Berlin

 * 1) Charlottenburg Palace, Charlottenburg
 * 2) Bellevue Palace, Tiergarten
 * 3) Stadtschloss, Mitte
 * 4) Schönhausen Palace, Pankow
 * 5) Palace auf der Pfaueninsel, Wannsee
 * 6) Biesdorf Palace, Biesdorf
 * 7) Britz House, Britz
 * 8) Jagdschloss Grunewald, Grunewald
 * 9) Palacehotel Grunewald, Grunewald
 * 10) Glienicke Hunting Lodge, Wannsee
 * 11) Glienicke Palace, Wannsee
 * 12) Crown Prince's Palace, Mitte
 * 13) Palace of Prince Henry, today Humboldt University, Mitte
 * 14) Donner Palace, today Palace am Festungsgraben, Mitte
 * 15) Mendelssohn Palace, Grunewald
 * 16) Princesses' Palace, Mitte
 * 17) Tegel Palace, Tegel
 * 18) Köpenick Palace, Köpenick
 * 19) Friedrichsfelde Palace, Friedrichsfelde
 * 20) Monbijou Palace (destroyed), Mitte
 * 21) Gutshaus Steglitz ("Wrangelschlösschen"), Steglitz
 * 22) Spandau Citadel, Haselhorst
 * 23) Palais am Festungsgraben
 * 24) Fort Hahneberg, Staaken

Brandenburg an der Havel

 * 1) Plaue an der Havel Palace

Cottbus

 * 1) Branitz Palace

Potsdam

 * 1) Babelsberg Palace, Babelsberg Park
 * 2) Cecilienhof Palace, New Garden
 * 3) Marble Palace, New Garden
 * 4) Marquardt Palace
 * 5) Little Palace in Babelsberg Park
 * 6) Stadtschloss
 * 7) New Palace, Sanssouci Park
 * 8) Sacrow Palace
 * 9) Kartzow Palace
 * 10) Sanssouci Palace, Sanssouci Park
 * 11) New Chambers, Sanssouci Park
 * 12) Orangery Palace, Sanssouci Park
 * 13) Satzkorn Manor House
 * 14) Charlottenhof Palace, Sanssouci Park
 * 15) Lindstedt Palace
 * 16) Stern Hunting Lodge
 * 17) Lichtenau Palace, at New Garden

Barnim District

 * 1) Bärenkasten, Oderberg

Dahme-Spreewald District

 * 1) Wasserschloss Fürstlich Drehna, Luckau
 * 2) Königs Wusterhausen Palace, Königs Wusterhausen
 * 3) Lustschloss Zeesen, Zeesen

Elbe-Elster District

 * 1) Ahlsdorf Palace, Ahlsdorf near Schönewalde
 * 2) Doberlug Palace, Doberlug-Kirchhain
 * 3) Elsterwerda Palace, Elsterwerda
 * 4) Finsterwalde Palace, Finsterwalde
 * 5) Grochwitz Palace, Herzberg (Elster)
 * 6) Lebusa Palace, Lebusa
 * 7) Liebenwerda Palace (partly preserved), Bad Liebenwerda
 * 8) Martinskirchen Palace, Martinskirchen
 * 9) Mühlberg Palace, Mühlberg/Elbe
 * 10) Neudeck/Elster Palace, Neudeck near Uebigau-Wahrenbrück
 * 11) Sallgast Palace, Sallgast
 * 12) Saathain Palace (destroyed), Saathain
 * 13) Schlieben Palace (destroyed), Schlieben
 * 14) Sonnewalde Palace, Sonnewalde
 * 15) Stechau Palace, Stechau, municipality Fichtwald
 * 16) Uebigau Palace, Uebigau-Wahrenbrück
 * 17) Wahrenbrück Castle (destroyed), Uebigau-Wahrenbrück
 * 18) Würdenhain Palace (destroyed), Würdenhain

Havelland District

 * 1) Friesack Castle, Friesack
 * 2) Paretz Palace, Ketzin

Märkisch-Oderland District

 * 1) Altranft Palace, Altranft
 * 2) Gusow Palace, Gusow-Platkow
 * 3) Neuhardenberg Palace, Neuhardenberg
 * 4) Prötzel Palace, Prötzel

Oberhavel District

 * 1) Meseberg Palace, Gransee
 * 2) Vehlefanz Castle, Oberkrämer
 * 3) Oranienburg Palace, Oranienburg
 * 4) Liebenberg Palace, Löwenberger Land
 * 5) Hoppenrade Palace, Löwenberger Land
 * 6) Fürstenberg Palace, Fürstenberg/Havel
 * 7) Dahmshöhe Palace, Fürstenberg/Havel

Oder-Spree District

 * 1) Beeskow Castle, Beeskow
 * 2) Friedland Castle, Friedland
 * 3) Storkow Castle, Storkow (Mark)
 * 4) Steinhöfel Palace, Steinhöfel
 * 5) Fürstenwalde Palace (bishop’s  residence), Fürstenwalde
 * 6) Jagdschloss Fürstenwalde, Fürstenwalde

Ostprignitz-Ruppin District

 * 1) Alte Bischofsburg, Wittstock / Dosse
 * 2) Daberburg, Wittstock / Dosse
 * 3) Garz Castle (Temnitztal), Garz
 * 4) Goldbeck Castle, Goldbeck
 * 5) Rheinsberg Palace, Rheinsberg
 * 6) Wildberg Castle, Wildberg

Potsdam-Mittelmark District

 * 1) Caputh Palace, Schwielowsee
 * 2) Eisenhardt Castle, Belzig
 * 3) Petzow Palace, Schwielowsee
 * 4) Rabenstein Castle, Rabenstein / Fläming
 * 5) Reckahn Palace, Kloster Lehnin
 * 6) Wiesenburg Palace, Wiesenburg / Mark
 * 7) Ziesar Castle, Ziesar

Prignitz District

 * 1) Demerthin Palace, Gumtow
 * 2) Gänseburg, Putlitz
 * 3) Philipshof Palace, Putlitz
 * 4) Plattenburg, Plattenburg
 * 5) Palace Wolfshagen, Groß Pankow (Prignitz)

Teltow-Fläming District

 * 1) Blankensee House (former manor house), Trebbin
 * 2) Wiepersdorf Palace, Niederer Fläming

Uckermark District

 * 1) Blankenburg Castle, Uckerland
 * 2) Boitzenburg Palace, Boitzenburger Land
 * 3) Gerswalde Castle, Gerswalde
 * 4) Greiffenberg Castle, Angermünde
 * 5) Schwedt Palace (destroyed), Schwedt
 * 6) Castle Stolpe (Grützpott), Angermünde
 * 7) Wartin Castle (Uckermark), Uckerland
 * 8) Zichow Castle, Zichow