Burg Zolchow, Medieval castle in Werder, Germany.
Description
Burg Zolchow is a medieval castle in Werder, Brandenburg, located near the Großer Plessower See lake. Today, only the cellar ruins made of red bricks and processed fieldstones remain from the original fortress.
History
The castle was built in the Middle Ages by the cathedral chapter of Brandenburg and featured a moat about 12 meters wide with a drawbridge and earth wall. The cathedral chapter controlled the fortress for roughly 200 years before it passed to other owners.
Culture
The name comes from Slavic languages and refers to a settlement of someone called Sulech. The ruins still reflect this early Slavic connection to the place.
Practical
The cellar ruins are today protected as architectural monuments and secured by a fence. The structures are covered with protective tarps to shield them from further weathering.
Did you know?
Adam Ernst II von Rochow, who later built Stülper Schloss, was born here in 1705 when the fortress still served as a residence. This birth connects two important historical landmarks in the region.
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