Gutshaus Altwigshagen, Manor house in Altwigshagen, Germany.
Gutshaus Altwigshagen is a two-story plastered building with a granite base, a facade of thirteen window axes, and a flat hipped roof topped with an ornate middle section. The structure occupies Schlossberg hill about 80 meters from the southern shore of Lake Altwigshagen, where the land drops away steeply on both sides.
The site's origins trace back to 1295, when the von Schwerin family built a lowland fortress on this location. In the 17th century, the von Borcke family took control and brought their own mark to the property.
From 1945 the manor housed refugees and displaced persons. In 1955 its towers and battlements were removed. During the GDR era the building held the municipal office, the community nursing station, a kindergarten, a schoolroom and several flats, and at times a registry office. The last residents moved out in 1995.
The site is accessible, but visitors should be aware of the steep slopes that surround Schlossberg on both sides. The best time to explore is in dry weather, which makes it easier and safer to navigate the sloped terrain.
The four-axis middle section on the park side has collapsed, while the courtyard side keeps its projecting three-axis risalit with a round gable window and keel-arched door and window openings on the ground floor. A toothed frieze runs along the eaves, and remnants of the old battlements survive on the chimney.
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