Castle of Fehrbellin

Places Kleist visited according to Joachim Maass’s “Kleist – A Biography”

Prague Czech Republic

Strasbourg FranceParis FranceMetz FranceSaint-Omer FranceBoulogne FranceBesançon FranceChâlons-sur-Marne FranceVarese ItalySzczecin PolandBasel Switzerland

Liestal Switzerland

Bern Switzerland

Zurich Switzerland

Kleist Inseli Switzerland

Neuchatel Switzerland

Geneva Switzerland

Prussia/Ger/Aus

PotsdamFrankfurt an der OderFrankfurtDresdenBerlinOranienburgCoblenzRügenWittenbergLeipzigWürzburgHalberstadtWernigerodeGoslarButzbach

MainzDarmstadtKarlsruheJenaWeimarOßmannstedtWiesbadenKönigsbergKoszalinDammWusterhausenGulbenWormlageStockerauNeustadlGotha

Facts:- Hohenzollern family palace- The largest palace in Berlin- Built at the end of XVII century, expanded during the XVIII century (influence of France)- Sophie Charlotte, the wife of Friedrich III, Elector of Brandenburg, commissioned it- Architect: Johann Arnold Nering (completed by Martin Grunberg and Andreas Schluter)

Relevance:- Kleist went to Charlottenburg to try to get the employment there, but was refused by one of the Ministers because of his bad behavior in the past

http://www.spsg.de/schloesser-gaerten/objekt/schloss-charlottenburg-altes-schloss/

Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin Schloss Charlottenburg

Facts:- “The Balcony of Europe” that stretches high above the shore of the river Elbe- The Brühl’s Castle was destroyed in February 1945.- Architect: several; one of them - Gottlob Friedrich Thormeyer (1775-1842) Relevance:Joachim Maass on Kleist spending time with Caroline Schlieben: ”They went walking under the dark linden trees of the Schloss Park, stood on the Elbe Bridge watching the sun set behind the blue mountains and sat together on the sloping Brühl Terrace, where the young lady plaited a good luck wreath for herself, with Kleist holding the blades of grass and handing them to her as she needed them. This strange relic of the romantic age, dry, firmly knotted, but still green, has been preserved. After Caroline’s death it was found in a white envelope with the inscription: “I plaited this wreath with my dear friend Kleist on May 16, 1801.”” (p.41-42)

Brühl’s Terrace, DresdenBrühlsche Terrasse

Facts:- The summer residence of Friedrich the Great- Friedrich the Great’s favorite residence, wanted to be buried here- Famous for its huge staircase on the slope - Friedrich the Great was intensively involved in designing it

 Relevance:- Closest to Fehrbellin of all the remaining castles and fortresses of Prussia- Kleist frequently went to Potsdam

http://www.spsg.de/schloesser-gaerten/objekt/schloss-sanssouci/

Sanssouci Castle, PotsdamSchloss Sanssouci

Facts:- The fort that served as a prison, mostly for political imprisonment- Kleist was one of it’s most famous prisoners; he stayed there longer than in other places- Kleist was accused of espionage more than four times

Fort de Joux, France