Diedersdorf Castle, which was built in the style of a "manor house",was built in the 18th century for the Kunow War Council and has been modified several times over the years. Today it is privately owned and can be viewed from the outside.
The estate changed hands three times until 1945. In 1748, War Councillor Kunow commissioned the construction of the baroque manor house. The single-storey plastered building stands on a high base. The manor house remained in the possession of the Kunow family until 1792. The ownership rights ended with the sale of the estate to Councillor Lehmann and his heirs.
In 1872, the third owner, the Seidel family from Berlin, acquired the manor house. The then landowner had the elaborate central portal in historical forms, in neo-baroque style, added in 1876. Cast-iron railings on the open staircase and the veranda are artistic additions to the architecture.
During the chaos of the Second World War, the castle served as a field hospital and as a temporary headquarters for the Wehrmacht. Therefore, unlike other manor houses, it was largely spared from devastation.
After 1945, the manor house passed into state hands as a result of the land reform. In 1960, some restoration work was carried out on the manor house; however, due to limited funds, a complete renovation could not be carried out.
Until the mid-90s, a kindergarten, a doctor's office, the youth club, the municipal administration, and offices and living quarters were housed here. Immediately after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the manor house became the property of the municipality. Due to the dilapidated structural condition of the manor house and the tight finances, it quickly became apparent that the municipality would not be able to renovate the property.
The Brandenburgische Schlösser GmbH has owned the property since the summer of 1994. The municipality sold the building, which had been used for a variety of purposes before the fall of the Berlin Wall, for a symbolic sum of one mark. It is thanks to the former district director Hannelore Schanze and the then mayor Roswitha Tiede that the manor house was taken over by the Brandenburgische Schlösser GmbH. Hannelore Schanze became aware of the Brandenburgische Schlösser GmbH, which was still in the planning stages, and of Dr. Wolfgang Illert, the company's current managing director. By deciding to sell, the municipal representatives drew a line under the years of discussion about the use of the property.
This is how the renovation work on the badly damaged building began. Old photos from 1997 were used as a guide when the roof was renewed in 1920. These were taken from a doctoral thesis on castles that was written in 1929. After the renovation work was completed, various companies have their headquarters in Diedersdorf Castle.
The adjacent park was created in the 19th century. The individual trees and groups of trees, the pond with a watercourse and the still perceptible sightlines indicate that it was once a landscape park. A walk through the castle park is worthwhile.
Source: www.schlossdiedersdorf.com
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