Stolpe Castle, Manor house in Stolpe auf Usedom, Germany.
Stolpe Castle is a manor house on the southern edge of Stolpe auf Usedom, east of the town of Usedom on the island of Usedom. Its two-storey Renaissance core of brick and light stone was extended westward around 1900, when three towers, an arcade with round-arched windows and a central portal were added. The red-tiled roof retains its Baroque hipped truss; a stone gable and dark wooden doors mark the entrance, with benches on the path in front.
The estate belonged to the von Schwerin family from the early 13th century. Otto von Schwerin built the two-storey Renaissance core between 1575 and 1590; its masonry survived the Thirty Years' War. Erdmann von Schwerin rebuilt it in Baroque style around 1690–1700, and the hipped roof truss from that phase remains. Friedrich Graf von Schwerin remodelled it in Historicism by 1905, adding three towers and an arcade; the towers were demolished in 1974 and rebuilt after 2001.
The estate's name comes from the von Schwerin family, who held Stolpe from the 13th century; the village church and the manor are its oldest landmarks. Since 2004 the main house has hosted readings and concerts, and an exhibition of panels traces the building's construction and ownership. The restored classical-style coach house (Remise) now holds a restaurant on its ground floor.
The main house can be visited and holds a permanent exhibition of panels on its building and ownership history; the western wing and the remise contain holiday flats and a ground-floor restaurant. The village lies on the southern edge of Stolpe auf Usedom, east of the town of Usedom. Cultural events such as readings and concerts have been held in the house since 2004.
The three towers visible today are reconstructions: they were demolished down to the eaves in 1974 to strip the building of its castle character, and rebuilt during the third renovation phase after 2001. The west wing, separated from the main house, was restored in 2014–2015 and now holds holiday apartments.
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