Storkow Castle, Medieval castle in Storkow (Mark), Germany

Storkow Castle is a two-story brick building with a red tile roof in Storkow (Mark), Brandenburg. A stone band separates the lighter upper story from the darker, rougher brick below, and a small cross stands on the right end of the roof ridge. A red brick gateway with a rounded arch and a pale green wooden gate stands beside a half-timbered building with a cream facade and dark brown beams. Since 2009 it has housed the Dahme-Heideseen Nature Park information centre.

The first written record of the castle dates to 1209, when it was used as a residence by the lords of Strehla, who left in 1382. After that, the building changed hands several times and was rebuilt or altered at different points over the following centuries.

Since May 2009 the castle has housed the visitor information centre of the Dahme-Heideseen Nature Park. Its permanent exhibition, "People and Nature – a Journey Through Time", covers the nature and environment of the park, and changing exhibitions are shown alongside it. The medieval tower where Stefan Meiße was tortured to death in 1538 no longer stands; experts found it unsafe and it was demolished before 1840.

The castle sits in the center of Storkow and is easy to reach on foot, making it simple to combine with a walk through the surrounding area. As the nature park information center, it is a good first stop for anyone planning to explore the wider region.

A fire in 1978 caused serious damage to much of the building, leaving it in poor condition for decades. The restoration work, completed in 2009, was timed to coincide with the town's 800th anniversary, giving the reopening a special meaning for local residents.