Gut Isenschnibbe

Gardelegen, Germany, Germany

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Gut Isenschnibbe, also known as Burg Gardelegen or Isenschnibbe Castle, was a 10th-century state fortress in Gardelegen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, serving as a key residence for the Brandenburg margraves during the Ascanian era and later held by the von Alvensleben family from 1378 to 1857.

It played roles in regional lordship, including protectorate over the Neuendorf Cistercian nunnery, before the family relocated in 1831 and sold the estate amid financial decline. The site's barns became infamous for the April 13, 1945, Nazi massacre where over 1,000 concentration camp prisoners were locked inside, shot.

Burned alive during a death march, now commemorated by a memorial, preserved barn remnant, military honor cemetery established by U.S. forces, and documentation center.