Baroque château now a school in Straupitz, Brandenburg, Germany.
Schloss Straupitz is a late Baroque château located in Straupitz, Brandenburg, Germany. Built between 1795 and 1798 by Karl Willibald von Houwald, it now serves as a primary school. Originally surrounded by moats, the château was restored from 1997 to 2002 after being used for various purposes.
Schloss Straupitz, located in the municipality of Straupitz in Brandenburg, Germany, is a historic château with a rich architectural and cultural history. Originally, the site housed a moated castle, which was replaced between 1795 and 1798 by the current late Baroque château, commissioned by Carl Gottlob Willibald von Houwald. The building features a simple plastered design with a mansard roof and a façade divided by a central and corner risalits. In 1820, a wooden water pipeline was installed to supply fresh water from Pintschens Quell, which was also used in the château's brewery. The estate was one of the largest in Brandenburg, covering over 7,000 hectares. After 1884, the château underwent modernization under Ernst Otto Graf von Houwald, but many changes were reversed by his son Christoph-Heinrich von Houwald in 1903. Following World War II, the von Houwald family was dispossessed, and the château became a school in 1947. A restoration took place from 1997 to 2002. The surrounding park, inspired by English landscape gardens, features pathways, small lakes, and diverse trees. Today, Schloss Straupitz continues to serve as an educational institution, preserving its historical significance and architectural heritage.
