Editorial Team & About
Who is behind Schloss-Sanssouci.info, how the content is created, and the editorial principles I follow when producing and updating it.
About www.schloss-sanssouci.info
With Schloss-Sanssouci.info, I run an independent information website about Sanssouci Palace, Sanssouci Park, and other palaces and historic sites in Potsdam.
The website is intended for anyone planning a visit to Sanssouci or wishing to learn more about the history, architecture, garden design, and cultural significance of Potsdam’s palace landscape.
The focus is on practical information about tickets, opening hours, getting there, and planning your visit, as well as historical and cultural background on the palaces, gardens, buildings, and people associated with Sanssouci and Potsdam.
I want to make one point clear: Schloss-Sanssouci.info is not an official website of Sanssouci Palace or the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg (Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg, SPSG). There is no commercial, institutional, or editorial affiliation with the Foundation.
Binding and up-to-date information on opening hours, admission prices, entry requirements, guided tours, events, or restrictions is published exclusively by the SPSG or the respective responsible provider.
About the Publisher
My name is Robert Werner, and I am responsible for all editorial work on Schloss-Sanssouci.info, from research and topic planning to the ongoing maintenance and updating of the content.
Potsdam and its landscape of palaces and gardens have interested me for many years. I am particularly drawn to the close connections between the city’s history, Prussia’s past, and the biographies of the people who shaped Sanssouci and the surrounding sites.
To me, Sanssouci Palace is not an isolated building, but part of a landscape that developed over generations, comprising the palace, the vineyard terraces, the park, and numerous other structures. Architecture meets garden design here, politics intersects with personal lives, and social change can be traced alongside evolving ideas of design and representation.
On Schloss-Sanssouci.info, I combine this historical interest with practical information for visitors. The aim is to help readers prepare for their visit in an informed way while also providing background that goes beyond the palace visit itself.
My regular visits to Sanssouci and other palace and park sites in Potsdam form part of this research, particularly when it comes to orientation, visit planning, accessibility, and current conditions on site.
Editorial Standards
For all content published on Schloss-Sanssouci.info, I aim to ensure that it is clear, factual, and useful in practice. I distinguish between several types of information.
Current visitor information includes opening hours, tickets, admission times, guided tours, transport, access points, and temporary restrictions.
Historical and cultural content covers the origins, architecture, interiors, and use of the palaces and gardens, as well as the people and events associated with them.
My editorial recommendations are based on research, my own observations on site, and an assessment of the respective offer that I aim to make as transparent and understandable as possible.
Where possible, I place historical subjects within their contemporary social and historical context. Where contradictions, conflicts, or differing perspectives are important to understanding a subject, I address them rather than leaving them out.
Research and Sources
My research is based on publicly accessible and, wherever possible, reliable sources.
For current visitor information, I primarily consult information published by the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg, as well as relevant public authorities, transport operators, event organisers, and service providers.
For historical, art-historical, and architectural information, I draw on different types of sources depending on the subject. These include publications by relevant institutions, academic and specialist historical literature, museum and exhibition publications, historical documents, and collections and publications from archives, libraries, and research institutions.
Where possible, I compare information from different sources. If I encounter conflicting accounts or a statement cannot be substantiated with sufficient certainty, I indicate this in the relevant context rather than presenting it without qualification.
Updating the Content
Visitor information can change at short notice. This applies in particular to opening hours, admission prices and ticket options, entry requirements, guided tours, events, restoration and construction work, and access routes.
For this reason, I review key pages regularly and also whenever I become aware of changes. Where appropriate, individual pages include the date of their most recent editorial review.
Even so, information may occasionally become outdated between two reviews. Before making a booking or travelling to Potsdam, I therefore recommend checking time-sensitive information again with the official operator or the respective provider.
If you notice an error, conflicting information, or something that needs updating, you are welcome to contact me at info[at]netwer.de.
The most useful reports include the page concerned, the specific passage, a suggested correction, and, where available, a verifiable source. I review every submission and, where the correction can be confirmed, update the relevant page accordingly.
Personal Visits and Photography
Some of the content is based on my own visits to Sanssouci and other palace and park sites in Potsdam.
I identify my own photographs accordingly. I also create editorial overviews, maps, graphics, and tables myself unless another source is stated.
These visits are not a substitute for academic research, nor do I claim that they are. Rather, they complement source-based research with a practical perspective, particularly when it comes to orientation, accessibility, and planning a visit.
Editorial Independence
I select and edit content solely according to editorial criteria. Historical and cultural information is not altered for commercial reasons.
Schloss-Sanssouci.info may be financed through advertising, affiliate links, and referral commissions. If you book a ticket, guided tour, hotel stay, or another service through a correspondingly marked link, I may receive a commission from the respective provider.
Any such remuneration does not influence the factual presentation of editorial content. Schloss-Sanssouci.info also does not cover every offer available on the market. Prices, services, availability, and contractual terms are determined by the respective provider; the information on the provider’s booking or offer page is authoritative.
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Last editorial review: August 2026