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Organ concerts often take place in the castle church.

King Frederick William I, known as the "Soldier King", loved the town of Wusterhausen since his youth. Here he prepared for his reign, developed new ideas for a well-organized and economical state administration and began to build a respectable army, known as the "Tall Guys".

Prussia's intransigence towards freedom-loving lateral thinkers led the authorities to set up a prison in the cellars of the castle at the beginning of the 19th century. Between 1823 and 1830, so-called “demagogues”, public democrats and critics of the monarchy who were rigorously persecuted after the Carlsbad Resolutions, were imprisoned here. The castle park, laid out as a baroque garden in 1690, is now in the style of the 1960s with numerous sculptures. The Schlosscafé Köpenick is located in a beautiful riverside location and is nice to sit inside and outside.

Königs Wusterhausen Castle in the town of the same name south-east of Berlin in the state of Brandenburg became known as the preferred residence of the "soldier king" Friedrich Wilhelm I and as the location of his tobacco colleges. The listed building has been a museum since 2000. The two-storey, almost square structure was built up to the upper floor using fieldstone. It shows the type of “solid house” that was obligatory for the Renaissance. The north and south sides of the building show the gable fronts with steep and parallel gabled roofs that are characteristic of the palace. On the northern courtyard facade is the upstream stair tower, shifted from the central axis, with a slate-covered tail cap. In the ballroom of the castle there are about 40 paintings that the soldier king painted himself between 1735 and 1739 in Kossenblatt Castle and that only came to Wusterhausen in 1863. In front of the castle are the two cavalier houses, which together form the trapezoidal courtyard. Source: Wikipedia

Joachim II of Brandenburg, a very contentious man, commissioned the construction of a Renaissance hunting lodge on the island in the Dahme River in 1558. It was likely considerably more imposing and robust than the later Baroque-style palace built by King Frederick I. In the following years, the lodge underwent further expansion and renovations and now houses an interesting museum. The heraldic hall on the second floor is particularly worth a visit. Opening hours and further information can be found here: www.smb.museum/museen-einrichtungen/schloss-koepenick/home/. At the end of the 17th century, a small Baroque garden was laid out south of the lodge. This garden was also repeatedly altered and eventually transformed into the beautiful landscaped park through which you can stroll today.

The castle ensemble is a wonderful place. Several restaurants, a hotel and many events throughout the year make the well-kept castle and its buildings - actually it is a large estate - a popular destination for excursions. https://www.schlossdiedersdorf.de/

Guided tours are offered in the castle.

Nice old building .... The renovation has more than paid off here .....