This time we’re exploring a true hidden gem.
In the middle of the woods, we discovered this former manor.
You need to look twice to notice signs that this place is truly abandoned.
This half-timbered building was constructed over one hundred years ago.
Even though most of the interior furnishing has been removed by now,
it was all the architectural details which fascinated us in particular.
And there are no traces of vandalism at all which delighted us even more.
Have you ever wanted to see a hauntingly beautiful abandoned castle?
Well,
here you go!
The glorious days of this manor are over.
Only a few remnants are left which are only partially used today.
However, we were interested in the main building.
And we were lucky.
Because during our exploration we were accompanied by lovely weather.
On a golden autumn day we fought our way through the undergrowth somewhere in Eastern Germany.
Off the beaten track we were looking for the manor.
Urbex rule #10: Always stick with the crew!
I just went in a swamp...
The closer we got the more remnants from bygone days we discovered.
At first we entered a corridor which connects the mansion with an annex from more recent days.
Of course we went into the main building first.
The manor house was built in the late 19th century.
The squire of the area was a titled painter.
After his death he left the property to his daughter.
But after World War II she was expropriated by the Soviet occupying forces.
So it passed into the possessions of the GDR’s agricultural cooperative.
They were using the site for different purposes.
Especially for events, meetings and as some kind of vacation home.
Today you can still find leftovers from this socialist era.
For example there’s a memorial of a communist resistance fighter.
After the German reunification the site went back in private hands.
It’s said that a community of heirs owns the manor today.
In the past, the whole place was even supposed to become a first class hotel.
But nothing ever happened.
Unfortunately, most rooms of the manor are empty.
Only some items were left behind.
Oddly enough these things were especially personal belongings.
A closer look revealed beautiful details you could find everywhere.
We spent quite a while looking for them.
When we arrived at the tower we were making an odd discovery.
There were flies everywhere!
And what was even stranger: On all of the walls we found inscriptions.
Engraved names with dates.
In the basement, we discovered a similar room.
If you look closely you can see plenty of names.
What is connecting all these people with the site? Did they live here once?
What do you think?
As mentioned earlier in the video there’s an annex right next to the mansion.
This one was probably built during the time of the German Democratic Republic.
Since we found only a small amount of things left behind in the main building
we were really surprised that we discovered several furnishings in this part of the site.
Most of the chambers were single bedrooms from the time when the area was used as a vacation home.
“Keep this restroom clean“
By the way: This building is a paradise for all the wallpaper lovers out there.
How do you like this lovely flower theme?
Or maybe a bit more subtle?
Or do you prefer another color?
Wait, you don’t like flowers?
Well, how about this one then?
Oh, look what we found here.
Even more flowers!
Great...
This manor fell into a deep sleep many years ago.
And right now there’s no one out there who could awake it from its slumber.
And so the last remnants of this former great knight’s estate
are decaying more and more.
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