Schönow Palace is a unique neo-Gothic "castle" built in the 1840s.
The "Castle" with its farm buildings was built in the 19th century and until 1863 it belonged to the Von Sydow family. Then the "castle" was sold to Gustav Karl Kieckebusch, chamberlain from Schwedt (Oder). Catherine the Great, Russia's longest-ruling leader, was born in Stettin, Poland, and lived just 20 minutes from Schönow, which provides a very interesting historical background for the Uckermark region. Around 1892, World War I General von Lettow-Vorbeck became the owner of the estate and remained its owner until expropriation in 1945.
The GDR era in the Uckermark changed the living conditions of the local population and the local architecture, and many palaces in the Uckermark were plundered and destroyed. The few that remained were turned into schools or kindergartens.
Schönow Palace was turned into a market square and apartments after the war. In 1991, a fire broke out and everything was destroyed. This castle stood empty for over 20 years, which is why the locals called it "Sleeping Beauty". When Brendan Flynt bought it in 2015, he came up with the idea of rebuilding it back into an elegant palace.
The palace still looks abandoned. open area, you can visit.