Wust - Dorfkirche

The village church of Wust is a flat-roofed brick building consecrated between 1191 and 1206. The church consists of a nave and a semicircular apse. The tower dates from the Baroque period and consists of a massive substructure and a two-story half-timbered tower from 1727.

Adjacent to the apse in the east is the baroque crypt of the von Katte family from 1708. The lieutenant Hans Hermann von Katte is buried in this crypt.

Hermann von Katte was a lieutenant in the Prussian army and a close friend of the young Frederick II. Both were interested in playing the flute and in poetry. In the spring of 1730, during a maneuver, the crown prince got into a heated argument with his father, Frederick William I. Frederick revealed to his friend his plan to flee to France to escape the educational power of his strict and sometimes brutal father. Katte tried to dissuade him, but eventually supported him. Frederick tried unsuccessfully to escape on August 5, 1730, while Katte kept in touch in Potsdam. A compromising letter exposed Hermann von Katte as an accomplice and he was arrested a short time later.
The king threatened to have the crown prince and Katte executed for desertion. Finally, Frederick William I ordered Katte's execution by beheading. The king is said to have forced his son to watch the execution of his friend.