GDR border tower in Cumlosen for 156,000 euros auctioned-what is the buyer plans?

GDR border tower in Cumlosen for 156,000 euros auctioned-what is the buyer plans?

In an exciting bidding bid in the heart of Berlin, the auction of a former GDR border tower in Cumosen, in the Prignitz district, recently took place. The impressive border tower changed the owner for a whopping 156,000 euros after over 60 interested parties had offered the auction. "The object was one of the most requested in the catalog," reports auctioneer Katja Heringhausen from the German property suctions AG. The minimum bid for the tower was only 5,000 euros, which offered the participants of numerous opportunities to try their luck. The purchase was certified on the same day, and the new owner now has two months to pay the purchase price.

The four -storey border tower, which is located directly on the Elbdeich, has a usable area of around 180 square meters and is surrounded by a spacious property of almost 3,700 square meters. Historically, it not only served as a camp, but also as a customs station for ships that crossed the border on the Elbe. In recent years, however, the tower has only been used for an annual rent of 200 euros, which reveals the need for repair due to vandalism damage and years of vacancy.

plans for the border tower

What is the buyer Lutz plans for a long time with his new property? Lange, the operator of the old oil mill in Wittenberge, has large projects with the border tower. His goal is to convert the tower into a tourist attraction that makes the division of Germany tangible. He not only wants to get the museum of the tower, but also look for opportunities to create accommodation. The border tower could not only be a monument to the past, but also a bridge to the future.

The question of monument protection plays a crucial role in this context. The border tower is listed, which means that it is also under the strict requirements of monument protection in the GDR. The monument protection was organized centrally in the GDR, whereby numerous objects worth protecting have been lost over the years, in particular due to socialist urban design requests. The responsibility for monuments was increasingly centralized in the first years of the GDR, which at risk the preservation of many cultural certificates. Despite these challenges, the border tower remained until today, and its preservation could be an example of the conversion of such historical buildings.

For more information, detailed reports are available under these links: , Nordkurier and wikipedia .