Schloss Friedrichstein in 1927 Schloss Friedrichstein in 1860, verzameling Alexander Duncker
Schloss Friedrichstein was a castle in Samland, in the catchment area of the Pregel River, 20 kilometers east of Kigsberg in East Prussia, near the village of Löwenhagen, the current Kaliningrad Oblast. It was the biggest lock of East Prussia. History
The lock was built on behalf of Count Otto Magnus von Dönhoff in the period from 1709 to 1714, according to plans by Baroque architect Jean de Bodt and headed by John von Collas.
In Schloss Friedrichstein there was a valuable series of eight tapestries created in Brussels in 1630, with representations of Alexander the Great's designs, to Jacob Jordaens designs.
At the end, landings belonging to about 9,000 hectares of which 5,000 hectares of forest were heard. At the peak, about 1,000 cattle, 3,200 sheep and 1,200 pigs were kept. Furthermore, there was a large stud farm where the famous Trakehner riders were bred. On the estate there was another mill, a wood sawmill, a brewery and a nursery (closed in 1924).
The castle was launched by the Red Army in January 1945. The famous Pannwitz library with more than 20,000 valuable books was destroyed. The remaining ruin was largely demolished in 1958. Around 1980 there were wall remains to be found. Schloss Friedrichstein is the birthplace of the famous German journalist Marion Dönhoff.
Important parts of the original inventory such as the family archives were evacuated to the West before 1945 and are now located in, among others, Schloss Schönstein in the city of Wissen in Germany. 54° 38′ 42″ NB, 20° 43′ 57″ OL
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