Lenné Park Hoppegarten

The style-defining Peter Joseph Lenné also left his mark on the former estate park in Hoppegarten. The park that is now named after him was laid out in 1821 according to his plans. In addition to the actual park, he also included the commercial areas, vegetable gardens and wetlands on the other side of the avenue in his planning. In front of Hackesche Schloss opposite the estates, the area, which is sparsely planted with trees, initially slopes slightly downwards. They are almost always dense, often bulging, long groups of trees, which make the park appear almost bare, in contrast to the otherwise so common use of individual trees planted in a grove. There are many different visual relationships, although the castle is not the only starting point. The original structure of the park landscape with paths, watercourses and picturesquely grouped trees can still be seen in parts. Individual trees from the first design phase, such as willows, oaks, lindens, chestnuts and the paths in later maps, provide evidence of Lenné's activity in Dahlwitz.

In 1850, Carl Heinrich von Treskow acquired the palace and park from Countess Hacke, Samuel von Marshall's great-granddaughter. Heinrich von Treskow became known as the builder of Dahlwitz Palace and co-founder of the racecourse in Hoppegarten. In 1855/56, the Berlin architect Friedrich Hitzig, one of the most important architects of Schinkel's generation of students, built a palace-like manor house on Treskow's behalf in the style of the Potsdam tower villas that were often built in Berlin and Brandenburg in the mid-19th century. In the second half of the 19th century, the tower was raised and an extension was added on the north side. At the builder's request, the main focus was on the ground floor, above which there is an attic floor with a very gently sloping hipped roof. In the post-war period, the facade decoration and interior fittings were completely removed. Dahlwitz Palace is one of the few palaces in Brandenburg located within the motorway ring immediately east of Berlin's city limits.

Since 2004, the palace and the park have been the property of the Brandenburgische Schlösser GmbH. The listed palace was sold to a private investor. The park was restored to its basic concept in 2005 and remains open to the public.

Year of construction: 1821
Directions: Car: A10 exit Berlin-Hellersdorf, continue on B1/B5 to Hoppegarten; Train: S5 towards Strausberg