Beesenstedt Castle

Beesenstedt Castle is a manor house built in 1895 in the town of Beesenstedt, Saxony-Anhalt. Until 1947, it was the residence of the Nette family, whose ancestors trace back to the German poet Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock. In 1915, the castle was expanded by Paul Schultze-Naumburg. In 1921, it was plundered by Max Hoelz during the March Battles in Central Germany. Due to its use as a Masonic lodge house, there are corresponding meeting rooms in the castle. To which lodge the rooms belonged is unclear. During World War II, it served as the seat of the Government Presidium of Saxony. In the post-war period, the Central FDGB School "Otto Schlag" used the more than 100 rooms of the castle, and after the end of the GDR, the building stood empty until 1996. Today, it is privately owned and used for events and as a filming location.

For example, the band Rammstein spent several weeks at Beesenstedt Castle in March 2008 to prepare the album "Liebe ist für alle da".

Parts of the film Honey Baby, in which Helmut Berger and the singer Bela B. participated, were filmed at Beesenstedt Castle.