Schloss Vetschau, Renaissance castle and administrative center in Vetschau/Spreewald, Germany
Schloss Vetschau is a castle complex in Vetschau/Spreewald featuring a distinctive octagonal tower, rectangular courtyard, and baroque staircase rising to the first floor. The three-story main building displays wooden column arcades and now serves as the town's administrative headquarters.
Eustachius von Schlieben built the castle in 1540 on the foundations of an earlier Slavic fortification and medieval water castle. The Renaissance structure thus emerged from layers of earlier settlements at this strategic location.
The Knights' Hall functions today as a baroque setting for civil wedding ceremonies, blending historical spaces with contemporary community life. The Coat of Arms Room displays the rediscovered town seal, showing how the place's past has been made visible to visitors.
The castle now houses municipal offices and is partially open to visitors, with guided tours of the Knights' Hall and Coat of Arms Room available by request. The various buildings in the complex can be explored from the outside, including the cavalier house and coach house situated in the park.
The castle park contains a preserved historic greenhouse that offers insight into the region's earlier gardening traditions. This often overlooked structure shows how the estate adapted its function across centuries.
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