Wanzleben Castle

Wanzleben Castle is a lowland castle on the northern outskirts of the small town of Wanzleben, on the former military road from Magdeburg to Hadmersleben. It is a stop on the Romanesque Road.

The castle was built as a circular castle with double moats and ramparts. The Romanesque keep from the 13th century is 30 meters high. Extensions were made in 1583. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the residential building and outbuildings were rebuilt and expanded.

It was first mentioned in 968. From the 12th century, it was administered by Gandersheim Abbey. In 1373, the Lords of Wanzleben sold it to the Archbishop of Magdeburg. From 1680 to 1945, it was a Brandenburg-Prussian domain.

Until 1945, the castle and its associated lands were managed by a Royal Domain tenant. After the formation of agricultural production cooperatives (LPGs), the administration of an LPG was based in the castle.

The castle was acquired by the descendants of the last tenant in the 1990s and was reconstructed starting in 1996. After the completion of the main renovations in 2003, the complex is used as a residential building, hotel, conference center, and restaurant.