CastleZichow

Zichow Castle

Private ownership

Zichow Castle is located in the municipality of Zichow in the Gramzow district, Uckermark county. The town of Zichow, probably of Slavic origin, is first mentioned in a document from Gramzow Monastery from the year 1288. Of the medieval complex, only the keep, first mentioned in documents in 1527, remains today.

History+

The exact time of the castle's construction is not clearly established. It is generally assumed today that it was built around the middle of the 13th century as part of the German Ostkolonisation. In the Treaty of Oderberg from 1354, Margrave Ludwig II the Roman ceded the castle to Pomerania. It was explicitly mentioned in the border treaties between Pomerania and Brandenburg from 1355. Under Elector Friedrich II, the castle returned to Brandenburg in 1447. In 1449, the castle was pledged to Hans von Beerfelde with the condition that he staff it and maintain its structure.

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Source: Wikipedia · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image: Jörg Heldt

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Location: 53.1888, 14.0362