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Wasserschloss Mellenthin
Mellenthin, Germany · Independent · Near Luxury
Mellenthin means the middle, and this moated Renaissance castle sits there, in the center of Usedom. It was raised between 1575 and 1580 for Rüdiger von Neuenkirchen, still ringed by a ditch about twenty meters wide, with a carved fireplace set into the hall in 1613. The Fidora family bought it from the municipality in 2001. On 8 May 2002 the new restaurant served three guests. Rooms in the west wing followed, along with a brewery, a distillery, and a coffee roastery in the old chapel.
About Wasserschloss Mellenthin
- Hotel rooms are split between that west wing and the old Speicher, the farm building just before the bridge. Some Speicher doubles have balconies over the fields, and a stork keeps a nest on the ridge.
- After 1945 the municipality used the castle for flats, a kindergarten, and a local museum. A restaurant had already been fitted in during the GDR years, before the family sale.
- Tuesday evenings in the brewery are a medieval buffet with the musicians Tancredo and Lothar. Thursday is the brewers' night, with live music and stories about beer.
History
Rüdiger von Neuenkirchen had this Renaissance moated seat built between 1575 and 1580 on older foundations, in the middle of Usedom, the Slavic sense of the name Mellenthin. A carved fireplace went into the hall in 1613. After 1945 the municipality used the house for flats, a kindergarten, and a local museum. The Fidora family bought it in 2001. Jan Fidora remembers the restaurant's first service, 8 May 2002, with three guests. The west wing became hotel rooms a few years later. A house brewery followed in 2011, a coffee roastery in the old chapel the next year, and a distillery in 2020.
The setting
Schlossallee 5, 17429 Mellenthin, in the Naturpark Insel Usedom, at what the house calls the geographic middle of the island. A wrought-iron gate opens on a cobbled court inside the moat. The old Speicher, once the farm building, stands just before the bridge.
Restaurants and bars
- Schloss Küche — Restaurant
- Kaffeerösterei — Restaurant
Experiences
- Schlossführung — Castle tours, scheduled per the events calendar.
- Rum-Tasting — Rum tasting listed in the events calendar.
- Kaffeeverkostung — Coffee tasting listed in the events calendar.
- Bogenschießen mit Highwood Archery — Archery with Highwood Archery on 24–25 October, per the events calendar.
- Mittelalterliches Ritterbuffet — Medieval knights' buffet on 20 October, per the events calendar.
- Geister Spektakel — Event on 21 October, per the events calendar.
Amenities
- Schloss-Shop
- Insel-Manufaktur am Ortseingang
- Maßgeschneiderte Urlaubspakete
- Gutscheine
- Tischreservierung
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