Baroque manor house in Wustrau, now seat of the German Judicial Academy.
Zietenschloss in Wustrau, Germany, is a baroque manor house associated with the Prussian cavalry general Hans Joachim von Zieten, who lived there from 1726. Personally supported by Frederick II, the house was later expanded and now serves as the seat of the German Judicial Academy and a notable local landmark.
Zietenschloss is a baroque manor house in Wustrau, in the Berlin-Brandenburg area of Germany, associated with the Prussian cavalry general Hans Joachim von Zieten. Zieten, born in 1699 and deceased in 1786, was one of the most famous cavalry generals in Prussian history, a close confidant of King Frederick the Great, and commander of a hussar regiment in the wars of Frederick II. He lived at the Wustrau estate from 1726 and managed its economy in peacetime, for which the king repeatedly granted him leave. The construction of the new baroque manor house was personally supported by Frederick II, who arranged free deliveries of timber and limestone from Rüdersdorf. The house was later enlarged. Today, the former residence of Hans Joachim von Zieten serves as the seat of the German Judicial Academy and is described as an important sight in the village. Visits to the palace complex are generally possible on Wednesdays outside school holidays. The annual Wustrau Lake Festival at the lakeside stage by the palace also invites visitors to discover the estate. Nearby, the grave of the hussar general is on the north side of Wustrau church, and the Brandenburg-Prussia Museum presents the history of the region.
