Schwedt Castle

Schwedt Castle in the town of Schwedt in Brandenburg was the residence of the Hohenzollern branch line of Brandenburg-Schwedt. The castle was severely damaged in World War II and the ruins were blown up in 1962.
In the 17th century, Schwedt was given as a fief and was redeemed by the initiative of Electress Dorothea in 1670. The Electress was the second wife of the Great Elector, Frederick William, and wished to be able to leave an appropriate residence to her eldest son Philipp Wilhelm, who had no prospect of succession to the throne. Shortly after the purchase, Cornelis Ryckwaert, a Dutch architect, was commissioned to expand and renovate the old Schwedt Castle, which dates back to the Renaissance period. The predecessor building from 1553 to 1569 was in a ruinous state as a result of the Thirty Years' War. Work on the new building, into which the surviving components were integrated, continued until 1685. From 1701 to 1704, the north wing was built by Martin Heinrich Böhme. At that time, the castle was a typical Baroque, three-winged complex based on Dutch models. The garden façade was framed by two towers and the central building was accentuated by a risalit decorated with gables. A 100-metre-wide chestnut avenue led to the city-side façade with the large courtyard of honour. In front of the garden façade was a baroque park.

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