Schloss Spremberg

En un regard

Le château en bref

On the banks of the Spree, Spremberg Castle stands on the site of an early medieval fortified tower built to guard the river crossing. The stronghold is first mentioned in 1301, when the Margrave of Lusatia sold his march; it then passed to the counts of Schwarzburg-Wachsenburg before being bought in 1360 by Emperor Charles IV. Pledged in 1395 to Otto von Kittlitz, the lordship changed hands often afterwards. The building preserves a medieval core heavily altered in the Renaissance, the Baroque era and the late 19th century, dominated by the tall castle tower, which can be climbed on guided tours. It now houses the Lower Lusatian Heath Museum (Niederlausitzer Heidemuseum), one of the largest museums in southern Brandenburg, with a reconstructed Wendish farmstead in the park.