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Alt-Hohenschönhausen

Bürgerschloss Hohenschönhausen

Photo: District Authority of Lichtenberg

Tour stop 3

Bürgerschloss Hohenschönhausen

Onwards you go to the former Gutshaus (manor house) which erection is estimated back to 1690. Today it is the Bürgerschloss Hohenschönhausen.

The noble von Robel family lived here until 1736, while later residents included the Prussian State Secretary Scharnweber and – in the 1920s – Paul Schmidt, inventor of the dry cell battery and torch. Today a charitable organisation manages the house as the 3 Bürgerschloss Hohenschönhausen and invites visitors toa variety of events

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