Trebnitz Castle Park

For botany lovers, the Trebnitz Palace Park is an absolute must. The palace park was founded by the plant lover Georg Friedrich von Ziethen, who was the landowner in Trebnitz from 1707. By 1736, the park already had almost all of the garden plants cultivated in Central Europe at the time, as well as some rare plants that had been introduced - a total of over 3025 species, including exotic plants such as the tulip tree and the honey bush from South Africa. The famous botanist and later director of the Botanical Garden in Berlin, Johann Gottlieb Gleditsch, was overwhelmed by the huge variety of plants, recorded them and published them in 1737 in the "Catalogus Plantarum Trebnitzii".

At the beginning of the 18th century, the park was still laid out in the baroque style with strict geometric shapes. After the revival of English landscape gardens in the 19th century, the park was redesigned into an open, structured park with individual sight lines. In the middle of an agricultural landscape, Trebnitz Park is now an ecologically diverse and valuable gem. It is therefore rightly protected and belongs to the category of "protected parks". A visit to Trebnitz Castle Park is worthwhile at any time of year to admire the different trees and plants. Plant lovers will get their money's worth here. A diverse stock of trees and plants such as the horse chestnut, three types of lilac, citrus species, crown imperials, seven types of tulips, hyacinths, succulents and trees from South Africa as well as North American and East Asian plants are included. A hands-on story leads through the park and introduces you to the diversity of the flora and fauna.

The size and the representative appearance of the castle, which is located in the castle park, are surprising considering its original purpose as a manor house. The current neo-baroque walls date back to an extension from 1900 to 1910. Today it houses an international youth education and meeting center.

Year of construction: 1707
​Directions: Car: B1 to Jahnsfelde, then L36 to Trebnitz; Train: RB26 to Trebnitz