Branitz Palace

Branitz Palace is surrounded by a representative pleasure ground, which is divided into several differently themed gardens.

Hermann von Pückler-Muskau eventually had to sell Muskau Castle and its park for financial reasons and moved to Branitz in 1845.

From the following year, Branitz Palace underwent extensive renovations by architects from the Berlin Bauakademie.

He died in the castle on February 4, 1871, and was buried in the lake pyramid in Branitz Park.

Heinrich, Count von Pückler, a step-cousin of Hermann, subsequently lived in the castle.

After the Second World War, the Princes of Pückler were expropriated and Branitz Castle became public property.

Today, the museum exhibits the Pückler family home and a collection of paintings by Cottbus landscape painter Carl Blechen.

Efforts are currently underway to include Branitz Park and the palace in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The complex was built between 1852 and 1858 during the castle renovation under Hermann von Pückler-Muskau and consists of the estate inspector's house, the stable and residential buildings and a barn.