List of destroyed locks

Heidelberger Castle

This list shows castles , manors or palaces that were destroyed as a result of dilapidation, fire, the effects of war or for ideological reasons and were not rebuilt. The respective location is given its current name. Castle ruins should not be included in this list (for such see Castle ruins in Germany ).

Denmark

Surname	place	year	destruction
Hirschholm Castle	Hørsholm	after 1810	removed, courtyard island and grafts preserved
Riberhus Castle	Ribe	in the Thirty Years War	destroyed, moats and ramparts partially preserved
Trøjborg	Visby	from 1854	largely removed, ruins preserved

Germany

Baden-Württemberg

image	Surname	place	year	destruction
	Heidelberger Castle	Heidelberg	1689	Partly blown up in the Palatinate War of Succession , remains burnt out after a lightning strike in 1764, the ruins have been preserved to this day
	Pforzheim Castle	Pforzheim		Romanesque-Gothic castle church preserved

Bavaria

Surname	place	year	destruction
Affecking Castle	Kelheim	around 1820	broken off, only vaulted cellar available
Bärnstein Castle	Grafenau	1742	burned down and then blown up
Neu-Ortenburg Castle	Ortenburg	1781-1790	worn away
Unterreichenbach Castle	Unterreichenbach	1914	tore off

Berlin

Surname	place	year	destruction
Berlin City Palace	Berlin	1950	blown up after severe war damage. Since 2013 new building with reconstruction of the facade
Closed book	Berlin book	1964	blown up and demolished
Herzog-Max-Burg	Munich	1954	Mostly demolished after war damage and replaced by a new building from 1954
Kiel Castle	Kiel	1944	Burned out after a bomb attack, the remains were removed after the war
Monbijou Castle	Berlin	1943	Burned out after bombing, ruins removed in 1959
Prince Albrecht Palace	Berlin	1944	after severe war damage, the remains were removed in 1955

Brandenburg

Surname	place	year	destruction
Blumberg Castle	Blumberg	1945	destroyed
Neugalow Castle	Schöneberg	after 1945	demolished after the Second World War and severe war damage
Potsdam City Palace	Potsdam	1945	burned out, ruin blown up in 1959/1960. 2010–2014 new building with reconstruction of the facade
Schwedt Castle	Schwedt	1945	Burned out after shell fire, remains blown up in 1962
Theresienhof Castle	Bad Saarow	2008	demolished in favor of a holiday complex
Wolfshagen Castle	Wolf Hagen	1945	demolished after war destruction

Bremen

image	Surname	place	year	destruction

Hamburg

image	Surname	place	year	destruction
	Stillhorn Castle	Hamburg	in the 18th century	demolished, vaulted cellar preserved
	Wandsbeker Castle	Hamburg	1861	tore off

Hesse

Surname	place	year	destruction
Blue miracle	Waechtersbach	1805	Seat of the Aufenau rulership , demolished in 1805 due to dilapidation.
Dornberg Castle	Groß-Gerau - Dornberg	1689	Burned down in the Palatinate War of Succession. Gate building preserved
Eilhausen moated castle	at Bad Arolsen	1816	demolished and replaced by a princely manor
Hanau City Palace	Hanau	1829/30	Hessen, medieval parts demolished, the baroque parts of the ensemble were bombed out in 1945 and finally demolished in 1956, today only a few outbuildings remain
Hohenbuchau Castle	Georgenborn	1963	blown up
Philippseck Castle	Butzbach - Munster	1773/74	Fortress-like palace complex, auctioned for demolition in 1773/74
Hunting lodge plate	Wiesbaden	1945	Destroyed by bombs, ruin now secured
Rödelheim Castle	Frankfurt-Rödelheim	1944	Destroyed in an air raid, the last remains removed in 1955
Palais Thurn and Taxis	Frankfurt am Main	1944	Destroyed by air mine, most of the remains removed in 1951. 2004–2009 new building with reconstruction of the facade
Wolfenburg Castle	Kelsterbach	in the Thirty Years War	damaged, then expired

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Surname	place	year	destruction
Dargun Castle	Dargun	1945	destroyed by arson, the ruins have been preserved
Diekhof Castle	Diekhof	1945	destroyed, some outbuildings preserved
Dwasieden Castle	near Sassnitz	1947	blown up, parts of the ruins are still there
Hülseburg Castle	Hülseburg	1947	burned down, remains including the towers removed in the following period, only the castle chapel still exists
Neustrelitz Castle	Neustrelitz	1945	demolished after the Second World War and severe war damage
Pansevitz Castle	Kluis	after the Second World War	decayed, remains of ruins preserved
Putbus Castle	Putbus	1962	demolished for ideological reasons on behalf of the GDR government
Putzar Castle	Putzar	18th century	a part of the building from the Renaissance fell into disrepair since the 18th century, the second, later built, castle next to it fell into ruin in the 1970s after poor maintenance
Remplin Castle	Remplin	1940	Largely removed after a fire, some outbuildings have been preserved
Schwerinsburg Castle	Schwerinsburg near Anklam	1945	destroyed by arson
Serrahn Castle	Serrahn (Kuchelmiß)	1950s	destroyed
Wolgast Castle	Wolgast	1675	after an explosion, the remains were used as building material for other buildings

Lower Saxony

Surname	place	year	destruction
Antoinettenruh Castle	Wolfenbüttel	1832	worn away
Brunswick Castle	Braunschweig	1944	Badly damaged by bombing, the remains were removed in 1960. 2005–2007 new building with reconstruction of the facade
Bremervörde Castle	Bremervörde	1682	looped, an outbuilding received
Herrenhausen Castle	Hanover	1943	Destroyed in air raids on Hanover , 2011-2013 new building with reconstruction of the facade
Langeleben Castle	Live long	1830s	worn away
Monbrillant Castle	Hanover and Georgsmarienhütte	1857	demolished in Hanover, rebuilt in Georgsmarienhütte, demolished there in 1925
New Richmond Castle	Braunschweig	1906	worn away
Rotenburg Castle	Rotenburg (Wümme)	1843	burned down and worn away
Salzdahlum Castle	Salt dahlum	1813	demolished from 1813 due to dilapidation
Vechelde Castle	Vechelde	1880	demolished and replaced by a neoclassical administration building

North Rhine-Westphalia

Surname	place	year	destruction
Arnsberg Castle	Arnsberg	1762	In the Seven Years' War on fire and destroyed. Foundations until today z. T. received
Brünninghausen Castle	Dortmund	1944	destroyed by bombing and not rebuilt. The gatehouse of the moated castle, built in 1681, has been preserved. Other preserved evidence of the castle are the remains of the wall, parts of the moat and the ice cellar
Boeselager Hof	Bonn	1943/44	Badly damaged and burned out by bombing raids on August 12, 1943 and October 18, 1944, remains removed
House Buddenburg	Luenen	1977	demolished due to dilapidation
Düsseldorf Castle	Dusseldorf	1872	destroyed by fire and then largely removed
Elberfeld Castle	Wuppertal	1536	Liberty and the castle fell victim to a fire
Harff Castle	at the Erft	1972	blown up because of the brown coal mine
Hemmerich Castle	Bornheim	1945	set on fire after the war
Herzogsfreude Castle	Bonn	after 1804	auctioned for demolition in June 1804 and canceled
Teutonic order in Siersdorf	Aldenhoven- Siersdorf	1944	mostly destroyed by several artillery hits
Stammheim Castle	Cologne-Stammheim	1944	Destroyed after bombing and not rebuilt
Vinea Domini	Bonn	1951	Decay in the first half of the 19th century, further destruction towards the end of the Second World War, preserved vaults were demolished in 1951

Rhineland-Palatinate

Surname	place	year	destruction
Friedrichsbühl hunting lodge	at Bellheim	in the 17th century	Ramps and moats preserved
Summer Palace Favorite	Mainz	1793	destroyed by Prussian bombardment during the coalition wars
Monrepos Castle	Neuwied	1969	demolished due to dilapidation
Oggersheim Castle	Oggersheim	1794	burned out, remains removed soon afterwards
Philippsfreude Castle	Wittlich	1806	worn away

Saarland

Surname	place	year	destruction
Blieskastel Castle	Blieskastel	1793	Looted and partially destroyed by French troops during the Revolutionary Wars , demolished from 1795 to 1802, parts of the garden architecture preserved
Gutenbrunnen Castle	Homburg	1793	Mostly destroyed by French revolutionary troops, the central building was demolished in 1802, only the chapel and a side wing of the castle have been preserved
Jägersburg Castle	Homburg	1945	destroyed in the French Revolution in 1793 and subsequently broken up
Karlsberg Castle	Homburg	1793	Burned down by French troops and subsequently fell into disrepair, only a few remains of the building remained in ruins

Saxony

Surname	place	year	destruction
Breitenbrunn hunting lodge	Breitenbrunn	after 1700	to ruin
Hartenstein Castle	Hartenstein	April 20, 1945	largely destroyed by bombing
Prohlis Castle	Dresden - Prohlis	1980	destroyed by arson, demolished in 1985
Rötha Castle	Rötha	1969	In December, Rötha Castle was demolished amid protests

Saxony-Anhalt

Surname	place	year	destruction
Calbe Castle	Calbe	1945	Slightly destroyed by fire and completely demolished in 1951, despite considerable protests from residents, to make way for a new school building
Graefenhainichen Castle	Graefenhainichen	1637	Destroyed by the Swedes in the Thirty Years War and never rebuilt, ruins have been preserved
Zerbst Castle	Zerbst	1945	Most of it was dismantled after war destruction, the remains of the castle building have been secured since 2005, and it is planned to rebuild it true to the original

Schleswig-Holstein

Surname	place	year	destruction
Bramstedter Castle	Bad Bramstedt	in the 18th century	demolished, the name was transferred to the former gatehouse
Franzhagen Castle	Schulendorf	Early 18th century	worn away
Friedrichsruh Palace	Drage	1787	worn away after expiration and debt
Glückstadt Castle	Glückstadt	1710	removed, the so-called provision house preserved
Hoppenbrook Castle	Ahrensbök	1740	removed, remains of the trenches present
Lauenburg Castle	Lauenburg	1616	largely destroyed after fire
Rantzau Castle	Barmstedt	Late 18th century	demolished and replaced by a modest mansion
Reinfeld Castle	Reinfeld	1775	after removed
Ratzeburg Castle	Ratzeburg	1693	destroyed by the effects of war
Rendsburg Castle	Rendsburg	1718	removed, the area today forms the so-called Schlossplatz
Tönninger Castle	Toenning	1735	looped
Traventhal Castle	Traventhal	1888	demolished, replaced by a Wilhelmine mansion
Trittau Castle	Trittau	Late 18th century	demolished because of dilapidation

Thuringia

Surname	place	year	destruction
Culmitzsch Castle	Culmitzsch	1969/70	demolished and partly blown up, because the place of the same name was excavated in the course of uranium ore mining by SDAG Wismut
Ebeleben Castle	Life	1945	destroyed by American artillery and tank bombardment on April 8 and 9, 1945, most of the ruins were removed from 1949–1952; today: restoration of the extensive baroque park with numerous preserved elements
Gehren Castle	Miter	1933	Destroyed by a fire and removed except for a few outer walls in the following years
Hildburghausen Castle	Hildburghausen	1945	Destroyed by the war, remains demolished between 1947 and 1950
Jena Castle	Jena	1905	demolished due to the rebuilding of the main university building
Köstritz Castle	Bad Köstritz	1972	tore off; Gate construction received
Osterstein Castle	Gera	1945	burned out in World War II, remains removed in 1962; medieval keep and some outbuildings preserved
Schleiz Castle	Schleiz	1945	destroyed in an American bombing raid
Stedten Castle	Erfurt - Bischleben	1948/49	after the expulsion and expropriation of the von Keller family on Soviet orders 209 demolition and demolition
Schwarzburg Castle	Schwarzburg	1942	In the Third Reich conversion work to the "Reichsgästehaus", which had to be stopped because of the war

Estonia

Surname	place	year	destruction
Ehmja / Echmes	Martna		the ruins have been preserved to this day
Elistvere / Ellistfer		1933	worn away
Huuksi / hookahs			worn away
Järvakandi / Jerwakant	Järvakandi	1905	burned out
Kaagvere / Kawershof		1941	burned out, ruins removed
Kavastu / Kawwast		1944	burned out, ruins removed
Keblaste / Keblas		1926	worn away
Kiltsi / Weissenfeld	Haapsalu	1993	burned out, ruins have been preserved to this day
Kloostri / cloister courtyard	Lihula	1939	worn away
Kunda / Kunda	Kunda	1941	burned out, ruins have been preserved to this day
Laatre / Fölk		1930/31	worn away
Leetse / Leetz		1993	burned out, ruins have been preserved to this day
Lehtse / Lechts	Tapa	1933/34	worn away
Lõve / Lauenhof		1926/28	worn away
Meedla / Medel		1940-1950s	worn away
Moora / Mohrenhof		1920-1930s	worn away
Mõniste / Mentzen	Monastery	1928	worn away
Orgita / Rosenthal,		1941	burned out
Oru / Orrenhof	Oru	1941	burned out, ruins removed in 1959
Paenasti / Pajusby			worn away
Pada / paddas	Viru-Nigula	1917	burned out, ruins have been preserved to this day
Pajaka / Pajak		1933	burned out
Põltsamaa (City) / Oberpahlen	Põltsamaa	1941	burned out. the ruins have been preserved to this day
Püssi / New Isenho	Püssi	1917	burned out
Raadi / Ratshof		1944	burned out, the ruins have been preserved to this day
Reola / Rewold		1926	worn away
Roela / Rojel		1941	burned out
Rutikvere / Ruttigfer		1954	burned out, the ruins have been preserved to this day
Salajõe / Sallajöggi			the ruins have been preserved to this day
Taheva / Taiwola	Taheva	1944	burned out, the ruins have been preserved to this day
Ungru / Linden	Haapsalu	1954	the ruins have been preserved to this day
Uue-Antsla / Neu-Anzen		1919	burned out, ruins removed
Uulu / Uhla	Tahkuranna	1917	burned out, ruins removed
Valtu / Waldau		1905	burned out, ruins removed
Velise / Felx		1905	burned out, ruins removed
Vesneri / / Wesslershof		1944	burned out
Voka / Chudleigh	Toila	1944	burned out, ruins removed
Voose / Wosel	Lääneranna	1920s	worn away

France

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Surname	place	year	destruction
Assier Castle	Assier	1768	mostly sold for demolition and demolished
Castle of Beauté-sur-Marne	Nogent-sur-Marne	1626	Demolished in 1626 at the behest of Richelieu
Bellevue Palace	Meudon	1823	mostly demolished, few remains visible until 1972
Bellevue Palace	Yvrac	2012	allegedly demolished by accident (reconstruction intended)
Bonnivet Castle	Vendeuvre-du-Poitou	after 1788	sold for demolition and gradually worn out
Bury Castle	Molineuf	between 1666 and 1734	gradually decay
Chanteloup Castle	Amboise	1823	destroyed by arson
Chilly-Mazarin Castle	Chilly-Mazarin	1804	partially demolished, finally abandoned in 1822 to make way for a new building
Choisy Castle	Paris	during the French Revolution	tore off
Clagny Castle	Versailles	1769	tore off
Coulommiers Castle	Coulommiers	1736-1738	tore off
Gaillon Castle	Gaillon	1834	mostly demolished
Château neuf	Saint-Germain-en-Laye	1777	demolished to make way for an unrealized new building
Gratot Castle ( location ) 49.068055555556 -1.49	Gratot	from the 19th century	Erected as a moated castle in the 13th century. In the following centuries it was expanded several times and converted into a palace complex. Gradually deteriorated since the 19th century.
La Tour-d'Aigues Castle	La Tour-d'Aigues	1780	Destroyed by fire, the remains removed in 1790
Le Raincy Castle	Le Raincy	1819	destroyed
Le Verger Castle	Seiches-sur-le-Loir	1776 and 1783	softened and laid down
Liancourt Castle	Liancourt	1803	partly abandoned, demolished in 1925 and replaced by a modern new building
Madrid Castle	Neuilly-sur-Seine	after 1719	abandoned and gradually falling into ruin, its remains were removed in 1792
Maniquerville Castle ( location ) 49.696756 0.347502	Maniquerville	2000	On the site of the 18th century castle that was destroyed by fire in 2000, a new building with a reconstruction of the facade was built by 2008. The building has been used as a hotel since 2009. The castle park is open to the public
Marly-le-Roi Castle	Marly-le-Roi	1816	demolished due to dilapidation
Mehun-sur-Yèvre Castle	Mehun-sur-Yèvre	during the French Revolution	destroyed
Meudon Castle	Meudon	1871	the Franco-German War destroyed
Montceaux Castle	Montceaux-lès-Meaux	1799	demolished during the French Revolution
Noisy-le-Roi Castle	Noisy-le-Roi	after 1732	laid down at royal behest
Richelieu Castle	Richelieu	from 1835	demolished and sold as building material
Saint-Cloud Castle	Saint-Cloud	1870	destroyed in the Franco-Prussian War
Saint-Hubert castle	Le Perray-en-Yvelines	1855	tore off
Saint-Maur Castle	Saint-Maur-des-Fossés	during the French Revolution	badly damaged and demolished in 1796
Sarcus Castle	Sarcus	1833-1834	demolished parts of its façade were in the castles Pouilly and Nogent-sur-Oise reused
Tuileries Palace	Paris	1871	Destroyed after arson, remnants removed in 1880
Vallery Castle	Vallery	1682	almost completely destroyed by demolitions and shortly after the French Revolution
Verneuil-sur-Oise castle	Verneuil-sur-Oise (now Verneuil-en-Halatte )	from the 18th century	gradually decay

Haiti

image	Surname	place	year	destruction
	Sans souci	Milot	1842	destroyed in an earthquake

Poland

Surname	place	year	destruction
Brühl's Palace	Warsaw	1944	blown up by the armed forces
Saxon Palace	Warsaw	1944	blown up by the armed forces
Finckenstein Castle	Kamieniec Suski	1945	ruins after severe war destruction, some of them still there
Küstrin Castle	Kostrzyn nad Odrą	1945	heavy war damage, later removed to the foundations by Poland
Schlobitten Castle	Słobity	1945	Set on fire and destroyed when the Red Army marched in, the surrounding walls have been preserved as ruins
Schlodien Castle	Gładysze	1944/45	Severe war damage, remains burnt out in 1986
Krzyżtopór Castle		1657

Silesia

Surname	place	year	destruction
Randowshof Castle	Boguszyce-Rzędów		ruin
Borganie Castle	Borzygniev	1945	ruin
Wroclaw Royal Castle	Wroclaw	after 1945	southern parts of the residence demolished
Hatzfeld Palace	Wroclaw	1945	partially broken off after damage, remnants rebuilt
Briese Castle	Brzezinka	after 1945	devastated, ruin
Miechowitz Castle	Bytom		fragmentarily preserved ruin
Börnchen Castle	Bronów		ruin
Gross Kotzenau Castle	Chocianów	1945	damaged, ruin
Ober Tschirnau Castle	Czernina	1945	damaged, ruin
Dammelwitz Castle	Danielowice	after 1960	worn away
Grossendorf Castle	Dluzyce		ruin
Dobrau Castle	Dobra	1945	destroyed, today ruin
Deichslau Castle	Dzieslaw	1945	destroyed, currently in ruins
Dieban Castle	Dziewin	after 1945	to ruin
Gallowitz Castle	Galowice	after 1945	tore off
Groß Gohlau Castle	Gałów (Miękinia)	1997	after fire ruin
Schlösschen Ratschin	Gorzanów		Ruin, preserved up to the ground floor
Giessmannsdorf Castle	Gościszów	1945	burned down, currently in ruins
Gramschütz Castle	Grębocice	1945	damaged, then fell into ruin
Grambschütz Castle	Gręboszów	1945	Brand, removed in 1948/49
Hochkirch-Grossgräditz hunting lodge	Grodziszcze		ruin
Jakobskirch Castle	Jakubów	1945	ruin
Kreppelhof Castle	Kamienna Góra	1964	burned out, ruin since then
Kammendorf Castle	Kamionna	after 1945	to ruin
Slawentzitz Castle	Kędzierzyn-Koźle - Sławięcice	since 1945/48	Ruin with preserved side entrance portico
Schönau Castle	Kromolin	1945	burned down, later removed
Kreidelwitz Castle	Krzydłowice	1947	ruin since fire.
Laasan Castle	Łażany	after 1945	abandoned to decay
Lubowitz Castle	Lubowitz	1945	destroyed, ruin since then
Neudeck Castle	Świerklaniec	1945	ruins after severe war damage, mostly demolished in 1961
Urschkau Castle	Orsk		to ruin
Habendorf Castle	Owiesno	after 1945	to ruin
Sponsberg Castle	Ozorowice	after 1945	to ruin
Penkendorf Castle	Panków		ruin
Peterwitz Palace	Piotrowice		to ruin
Peterwitz Palace	Piotrowice Świdnickie		Ruins preserved up to the top of the wall
Prauss Castle	Prusy		Ruins preserved up to the top of the wall
Ratno Dolne Castle	Ratno Dolne	1998	destroyed by fire
Raudnitz Castle	Rudnica		Ruin preserved up to the cornice
Schönwaldau Castle	Rząśnik		ruin
Reichwaldau Castle	Rzeszówek		ruin
Schönfeld Castle	Siedlimowice		currently ruin
Castle of the Heinrichau abbots	Sieroszów		to ruin
Hohlstein Castle	Skala (Silesia)		currently in ruins
Moated Castle Schmolz	Smolec		to ruin
Sibyllenort Castle	Szczodre	since 1938	in disrepair, burned down in 1945 and removed after 1950
Moated castle Neudeck OS	Świerklaniec	1945	destroyed, removed after 1960
Alt Repten Castle	Tarnowskie Góry	after 1960	worn away
Tworków Castle	Tworków	1945	completely burned down
Groß Tinz Castle	Tyniec nad Ślęzą	after 1945	destroyed
Ujest Castle	Ujest	1945	destroyed
Wallisfurth Castle	Wolany	after 1945	destroyed
Cistercian castle Würben	Wierzbna	after 1945	to ruin
Wölfelsdorf Castle	Wilkanów (Wölfelsdorf)	after 1945	abandoned, in ruins
Boberstein Castle	Wojanow-Bobrów	1970-1973	destroyed, ruin since then
Weissak Castle	Wysoka (Wissek)		currently ruin
Lampersdorf Castle	Zaborów	1945	destroyed, ruin since then
Neidberg Castle	Zapusta (Zapusta)	after 1945	destroyed, ruin since then
Günthersdorf Castle	Zatony	since 1945	ruin

Russia

image	Surname	place	year	destruction
	Friedrichstein Castle (East Prussia)	Kaliningrad Oblast	1945	After severe war damage in 1945, remains removed in 1958
	Koenigsberg Castle	Kaliningrad	1968	Remains blown up after severe war damage

Sweden

Surname	place	year	destruction
Borgholm Castle	Borgholm	1806	destroyed after fire, the ruins are preserved
Johannisborg Castle	Norrkoping	1719	destroyed by fire, parts of the ruins have been preserved
Kronoberg castle ruins	Vaxjo	in the 17th century	decayed, ruins preserved
Tre Kronor Castle	Stockholm	1697	demolished after fire

literature

Ernst Badstübner (ed.): Dehio manual of the art monuments in Poland. Silesia. 1st edition. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich et al. 2005, ISBN 3-422-03109-X .
Philippe de Cossé Brissac: Châteaux de France disparus. Editions Tel, Paris 1947.
Edgard Haider: Sunken Germany. On the trail of war-torn residences and palaces. Böhlau, Vienna / Cologne 1989, ISBN 3-205-05224-2 .