Schönberg Castle (East Prussia)
| Schoenberg Castle | ||
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.jpg) Schoenberg Castle |
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| Creation time : | 1301-1386 | |
| Castle type : | Location | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Standing position : | Ordensburg | |
| Place: | Szymbark | |
| Geographical location | 53 ° 38 '42.8 " N , 19 ° 28' 54.6" E | |
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The castle Schoenberg is the ruins of a Teutonic castle of the Teutonic Order in the then East Prussian village of Schoenberg, today Szymbark in Poland .
history
The possessions of Schönberg belonged to the cathedral chapter of Marienwerder, with which a provost Schönberg presided. The castle was built in the period 1301-1386 on the banks of the Haussee to secure the property. It was captured by the Prussian Confederation in the Thirteen Years' War and partially destroyed, but remained with the order in the Peace Throne . In 1520 the castle is said to have been handed over to the Polish king through the betrayal of the commandant Nicolaus Schönhorn. After the founding of the Duchy of Prussia , Schönberg Castle was handed over by Albrecht I to the evangelical Bishop of Pomesanien at Marienwerder Castle , who had previously held the castle. Then it came to the Bishop of Samland , Georg von Polentz , who took it over as a family property.
Between 1570 and 1590 the castle was rebuilt in the Renaissance style. In 1653 the family sold the estate to the Baron zu Eulenburg-Prassen , who in turn sold it to the Count of Schlieben-Birkenfeld . In 1699, chamberlain Ernst Sigismund Finck von Finckenstein , known as the “rich shepherd”, who had owned Deutsch-Eylau since 1690 , bought the castle and the manor . This included around 9,000 hectares of land with the villages of Sommerau, Steinersdorf, strengkenau, Schepkau, Albrechtau and Falkenauer Krug. In the 18th century, Raudnitz with the palace, which was rebuilt in 1735, and the Stradem estate belonged to Schönberg's property. As a result of the stresses caused by the Napoleonic wars and the Stein-Hardenberg reforms, the huge property fell apart and was largely foreclosed. The Schönberg estate with the old castle was retained by the family as a Fideikommiss until 1945.
In the 18th century, the furnishings were changed in the Baroque style and an orangery was built, and parts of the castle were "regotized" in the 19th century. During the Second World War, the castle was taken over by SS troops, after which the building was converted into a temporary headquarters by the Red Army. The retreating Soviet soldiers burned the castle down, and the furnishings were also lost. Limited restoration work was carried out in the 1960s, during which some buildings were cleared and roofed over.
In 1988 the Sight of Music Foundation took over the ruins, announced that they would be rebuilt, and set up a center for blind children. However, due to a lack of funds, she had to abandon the plan. After that, the castle was bought and sold several times and is now private property. Volker Schlöndorff shot the film Der Unhold here with John Malkovich in the leading role. The property has been in the hands of a private owner since 1997. On March 7, 2018, he was made a bailiff offer.
