Krampfer Palace

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Krampfer Palace
General information
Type	House
Location	Brandenburg, Germany

Krampfer Palace (German: Schloß Krampfer) is 18th-century palace located in the village of Krampfer in the municipality of Plattenburg, near Perleberg, Prignitz district, Brandenburg, Germany. The palace estate covers approximately 4,700 acres (19 km²). There have been a number of spelling variations for Krampfer over the years, including Cramuir, Kranauer, Cramber, tu Kramvyr, van Kraenvoerde and Kranffer.

History

Herwichus de Cramvir first documented the existence of Krampfer in 1293.

In 1946, half the palace was renovated and used as a school and the other half for housing. In September 1978, the school moved to Kleinow.[2] After this many businesses operated in the former palace including a bank, a nursery and a community health-care center.^[3] After 1990, the building was virtually abandoned; a potential customer announced his intention of buying it in 2006, but the deal fell through.^[4]

The association which owned the palace hoped it would be sold to an

The courtyard at the rear of the palace, the front garden and the area stretching to the street were once part of the estate. Across the street stood the estate's brick barn. To the left of the barn was a stone building which housed sheep; its gable pointed towards the street. Only their remains can still be seen. Beyond the farm was a garden center. To the right of the palace is a storage building, and behind that the servants' quarters (still used as a residence). Behind the palace was a large park with a pond, which was established in 1880 covering about 4 acres (16,000 m²); it was extended in 1910.

In the park are a wide variety of trees. Up to the present-day village street, the estate was fenced in by a high cobbled wall. This, along with the estate's barn, was demolished in 1947 and the rubble used to build up the residential housing area. There was a utility yard located across from the palace, on the other side of the street.

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