ブリーゼン（マーク）の洞窟・トップ6

First mentioned in the 13th century, Count Finck von Finckenstein acquired the Alt-Madlitz castle estate in 1751. However, the educator of the Prussian kings Friedrich Wilhelm II and Frederick II did not stay there often. It was his son Friedrich Ludwig Karl who first developed the estate into a true court of the muses. Celebrities such as Ludwig Tieck, Achim von Arnim, Wilhelm von Humboldt and Clemens Brentano regularly visited there. Friedrich Ludwig Karl himself developed the plans for the extensive park that extends directly behind the manor house. Cleverly designed visual axes lined with large oak and chestnut trees characterize the oldest English landscape garden in Brandenburg. Finckenstein loved his park so much that he buried his heart there, surrounded by thirteen field stones symbolizing the number of his children. Unfortunately, when we visited in March 2024, all the ponds and even the large lake were almost completely silted up, but it is still worth a walk.

Groß Rietz Castle is one of the most important rural aristocratic residences in Brandenburg. Most of the baroque palaces in Brandenburg were built in the Frederick period. The early building, rare for Brandenburg, is one of the outstanding buildings in the Brandenburg cultural landscape. Today the castle is owned by the Brandenburg Castle Society and is rented out privately. The castle can only be viewed from the outside.

The lake actually only came into being as a separate body of water with the construction of the "Alter Dam" in 1869. Conveniently, it was then called Castle Lake. Another part further south, artificially separated by a dam, is the castle pond 😊. Unfortunately, the castle that gave it its name no longer exists.

On the wall to the right of the north portal, under the walled-up old portal at the very bottom right is the chessboard stone.

Every time I visit Fürstenwalde, I don't fail to visit the cathedral. Wonderful: it is an "open church" that has several very committed volunteers. I am particularly fascinated by the fact that despite an almost complete destruction in World War II, an architecturally harmonious church was rebuilt and that you can see the various eras of the redesign (Gothic, Baroque, destruction). Missing columns, different paintings, etc.

You can also get a pilgrim stamp here. A very impressive former church ruin designed in a modern and functional way. Really worth seeing

In the office today the door was closed in front of my nose and my question. Never mind, I'll be back ;-)

Imposing church. More information: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dom_St._Marien_(F%C3%BCrstenwalde)