 The
richest selection of castles and manor houses
are to be found in the eastern states of former East Germany, followed
by more eastern countries, like the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and
others. It has been said that looking for castles in East Germany is equivalent
to being like a small child in a candy store…the opportunities are rich
indeed but great care is needed to make the right choice. This part of
Europe is positively saturated with recent and not-so-recent history, bordering
on the old Austro-Hungarian Empire with the great historic cities Prague,
Vienna and Budapest within easy driving distance from any of the eastern
Germany states. After the end of WWII and the introduction of the communist
“Land Reform” laws in 1945, virtually all private castles and manor houses
were confiscated by the authorities for municipal purposes. The bare minimum
in repairs was carried out over the 40 some years of the GDR (German Democratic
Republic.) The situation became worse after the collapse of the Berlin
Wall in 1989 and the end of Communism. Many historical buildings were simply
left standing empty and unattended for nearly 20 years, while others were
sold to speculators in the early 1990´s who mostly did nothing to
prevent further decay. - “FOR
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