Schloss Spree, castle in Hähnichen, Saxony, Germany

Schloss Spree is a two-storey rectangular Baroque building with a high hipped-gable roof in Spree, part of Hähnichen in Saxony's Upper Lusatia. Its nine-axis courtyard facade is divided by colossal pilasters, and the central entrance has a sandstone portal whose broken gable carries the coats of arms of builder Hieronymus Christoph von der Gablentz and his two wives. A Gothic-style annex with an octagonal tower stands on the west side.

Rittergut Spree was first documented in 1380/1390 as the seat of the von Spree family. In 1682 it passed to the von der Gabelentz family, whose old castle burned on 26 May 1712. Hieronymus Christoph von der Gablentz rebuilt it in 1749, and in 1772 the family sold it to the English nobleman Thomas Rode. After 1945 the landowners were expropriated and the castle became a multi-family house.

The village and estate take their name from the noble family von Spree, documented from 1380/1390 with Meynhard von Spree (1390) and Peter von Spree (1392). The building is also called Schloss Oberspree to distinguish it from Schloss Niederspree. The alliance coats of arms above the entrance portal commemorate the builder's two wives, Johanna Eleonore von Schwanitz and Anna Dorothea von Schachmann.

The castle can be viewed from outside and visited during a walk or hike in the area. It is easily accessible by car or bike, and the surrounding paths are friendly for walking.

The west wing's octagonal tower and Gothic Revival annex were added in the first half of the 19th century and once served as a chapel. The core building is a two-storey rectangle with a steep hipped-gable roof, its courtyard facade of nine axes divided by colossal pilasters. The sandstone portal's broken pediment carries the coats of arms of builder Hieronymus Christoph von der Gablentz and his two wives, Johanna Eleonore von Schwanitz and Anna Dorothea von Schachmann.