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The Wittstock Gate is integrated into the construction of the "New Castle." The castle tower was built on top of the gate.

Freyenstein has had town charter since 1287, but today it has only about 800 inhabitants! It was first mentioned in a document as Virgenstene. Freyenstein's special feature is the archaeological park. Also worth mentioning is the Old Castle. It was built in the 16th century and is only partially preserved due to destruction during the Thirty Years' War. The church is a three-aisled hall church, built largely of fieldstone, with a fieldstone tower. Buttresses support the building on the outside, and the interior is topped with groin vaults. The altar, dating from the early 16th century, features a painting of the Transfiguration of Christ.

Around 1300, the Counts of Ruppin had a moated castle built to secure their rule, which was first mentioned in a document in 1325. In 1424 the castle served as a residence for the robber barons Hans von Bosel and Klaus von Königsmark. When the Counts of Ruppin died out, the castle passed to Elector Joachim I as an episcopal fiefdom in 1524. Around 1548, Johann Gans Edler von Putlitz was appointed administrator of the castle by Elector Joachim II.

Wittstock emerged from a Slavic settlement and was first mentioned in the foundation deed for the Havelberg diocese in 946, making it one of the oldest cities in Brandenburg.

The Old Castle (also called Castle) was built around 1556 on the remains of a moated castle. It is one of the most important buildings of the North German Renaissance. Now used for exhibitions and as a registry office.

The New Castle (also known as the “Fixed House”) was built at the beginning of the 16th century as a residential tower for the Rohr family, incorporating the Wittstock city gate. Today there is information and a museum shop there.

For the first time, a palace or castle complex in Freyenstein is documented for the year 1332. Whether this "robber baron's nest" is the origins of the old or the new castle remains unclear. What is certain, however, is that in 1556 Conrad von Rohr began building a three-wing palace complex - today often called a "castle" - in the eastern part of the palace park. more information: http://www.freyenstein.de/m/katalog/objekt.php?mandat=58466

Wittstock emerged from a Slavic settlement and was first mentioned in 946 in the foundation deed for the Havelberg diocese. It is one of the oldest cities in Brandenburg. On September 13, 1248, Wittstock was granted Stendal town charter by Bishop Heinrich I of Havelberg. Wittstock Castle, built on the foundations of a Slavic fortification, served as the residence of the bishops of Havelberg from 1271 to 1548 and is therefore also known as the Old Bishop's Castle.