Overview

• The report compiles a nationwide count for 2023–24 because losses are not systematically recorded by state authorities.
• Cases span several states, with losses such as Schönefeld’s Generalshotel near BER, Quedlinburg’s Möhrenstieg settlement and Radegast’s “Prinz von Anhalt.”
• The foundation says demolitions typically proceed only after owners secure administrative or court decisions removing protection.
• Reported drivers include long vacancy and neglect plus cost assessments that favor new construction over preservation, with some sites treated as politically uncomfortable.
• Authorities approved demolition of the Alte Golfhotel Oberhof after experts deemed preservation untenable, underscoring calls for a national inventory, better-trained staff and earlier public disclosure of delistings and demolition plans.