Top 8 Castles around Lietzow

The remaining ruins of the two northern blocks are also marketed to tourists – signs point the way and there is a paid parking lot. Information panels explaining the history of the site are lacking.

A large part has already been renovated. But at the northern end of the enormous structure, the ruins can still be seen.

Ruins of Prora. Here Block 8, the longest of the ruins that will still be standing in 2024. Entry prohibited, that should be clear to everyone.

The size of this former holiday property alone is impressive enough. After its (re-)use by the GDR holiday authorities, it has finally found another useful use. A suitable clientele has now been attracted, which is probably also in the interests of the town of Binz. I hope that the last buildings will also find a use.

From the car park on the B96 you have the best views of the castle from a distance. It is practically impossible to miss it if you drive past here in the direction of Lietzow. In 1892, the railway engineer Bopp, who was responsible for the construction of the Bergen-Sassnitz railway line, acquired the property. He had the castle built, which is partly a copy of Lichtenstein Castle near Reutlingen. In 1896, the bank director Rudolf F. acquired the castle, and after 1920 the owners changed frequently. Restoration work was carried out in 1960, but the building continued to deteriorate. Several families lived in the castle, who moved out by 1992. The building has been privately owned since 1997 and has been extensively reconstructed and renovated since then. It is used as a residential building. https://gutshaeuser.de/guts_herrenhaeuser/gutshaeuser_l/schloesschen_lietzow

Anyone who wanders the island of Rügen with a keen eye will notice them again and again: extensively renovated manor houses and stately palaces. Sadly, however, two of the most magnificent buildings have been lost – the princely Putbus Palace and the "white palace by the sea," Dwasieden Palace. The Sassnitz district of Dwasieden is somewhat hidden in the southwest of the traditional port town, which usually attracts tourists primarily for its maritime flair and as the gateway to Jasmund National Park with its famous chalk cliffs. Here, on a hill above the Baltic Sea, there once stood one of the most beautiful parks in all of Northern Germany and, with Dwasieden Palace, the most valuable building on the island of Rügen. Today, nothing remains of all this splendor except for a huge complex of ruins in the middle of the forest. In addition to the demolition of the castle in 1948, this is also due to the decades-long military use of the area, beginning in 1934 with the Nazi Navy, its use as a refugee and quarantine camp immediately after the war, and culminating in the use of the East German People's Navy. What the future holds for Dwasieden is still largely up in the air. Plans to establish a large spa resort here have so far come to nothing. https://www.ostseeappartements-ruegen.de/blog/insider-tipps/lost-places-auf-ruegen-das-schloss-dwasieden.php

Dwasieden the white castle by the sea or rather a lost place. But please be careful, it is not entirely without problems. There are holes in the ground and in some places the fuel bunker smells of diesel

The Spy(c)ker estate and castle are located in the municipality of Glowe in the Vorpommern-Rügen district in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Spycker Castle is considered the oldest secular building on the Baltic Sea island. Spycker was first mentioned in 1318. At that time it belonged to the Stralsund patrician von Külpen family. In 1344 a daughter from the von Külpen family married into the Jasmund family. This is how the Spyker branch was founded by Jasmund, which died out in 1648. The castle is a rectangular, three-story plastered brick building from the 16th century. What is striking are the four round corner towers, which still make the building look like a castle today.[ Source: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Spycker