Burg Schöneck, Villa in Flensburg, Germany

Burg Schöneck is a villa in castle form built in 1883/84 by architect Alexander Wilhelm Prale for grain merchant Matthias Hübsch. The yellow-stone building has red decorative brick lines and a polygonal tower on its north side, now topped with a tent roof. Two balconies on the front once offered views of the Flensburg Fjord.

The manor house was built in 1884 according to plans by architect Alexander Wilhelm Prale and has shaped the cityscape since then. Construction took place during a time when wealthy citizens had representative homes built with castle-like features.

The building's name, Schöneck, refers to its hillside setting above the Nordergraben. Since the Danish state acquired it, the villa has housed the Danish Consulate General in Flensburg. The Hübsch family, who built it, were long active in the St. Nikolai parish, and a family coat of arms with an orange ear of grain appears in a window of the Nikolaikirche.

The building is located in the northern residential district of Flensburg and is easy to reach from the city. Visitors should note that this is a privately owned heritage monument and accessible only from the outside.

The polygonal tower on the north side once had a pointed spire; it now carries a tent roof. The two front balconies originally offered a view of the Flensburg Fjord. In 1906 Gottfried Heinersdorff's stained glazing was installed in the northern stairwell, and it survived the 2015 attack on the consulate.