Castle Fürstlich Drehna
Name, address
Castle Fürstlich Drehna
Lindenplatz 8
D-15926 Luckau OT Fürstlich Drehna
Tel.: 035324 / 303-0
Location
The village Fürstlich Drehna is located in the rolling countryside of Niederlausitz, 7 kilometres
away from the motorway connection Calau. The motorway A 13 connects Berlin with Dresden.
In the near town Luckau with its historical town centre are crossing several roads.
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General facts
The Castle Fürstlich Drehna is the centre of an extraordinary ensemble with Lindenplatz,
estate, administration office, nursery and brewery. On the rests of a medieval predecessor building
the castle has been completed and redesigned again and again until the late 19th century.
The different building elements give the area a fantastic appeal. The landscape park with its
52 hectares and a very rare stock of trees belongs to the most impressive parks in Brandenburg.
The castle has its origin in Slavic castle buildings. In 1521 the Lords of Minckwitz took over the Lordship of Drehna.
After the middle of the century they let built the castle again and strengthened it by three protective towers and even
a moat has been created. In 1697 the family of Promnitz has purchased the Lordship. Many new construction projects
came into being for example the baroque western side with view of the park which still exists today. Since 1807 when
the former castle owner Moritz Count Lynar has become a Prince the place and the castle had the name “Fürstlich Drehna”.
In 1877 the Lordship changed to the shipowner’s family Wätjen from Bremen. Two generations have completed and
changed again the interior of the castle.
The castle, the park and the numerous outbuildings are owned by BSG.
At the moment the castle is converted into a luxury hotel. Two of the numerous outbuildings
which belong to the whole ensemble “Castle Fürstlich Drehna" have been already completely redeveloped and extended.
These two buildings are the inn “Zum Hirsch” and the “Gardening house” which have their origins in the 18th century.
Both houses are located at the market place of the village. The inn has been used again since 1997 as a restaurant with
a guest house.
In the „Gardening house“ the administration of the National Park „ Niederlausitzer Landrücken” has
its domicile. The useful area of the castle is 3.165 m².
Homepage: www.schloss-f-drehna.de
Inn "Zum Hirsch": www.fuerstlichdrehna.de
Administration of the National Park: www.grossschutzgebiete.brandenburg.de