Renkhausen Estate

  • Permanently closed
  • Fortress/Castle
As the castellans of the Lübbeck knighthood, the history of the former Renkhausen manor was at times closely linked to the history of the town of Lübbeck. First mentioned in a document in 1254, there was once a moated castle surrounded by a wide moat on the site.

Extension and acquisition of the estate
In 1896, Carl Rudolf Stille had the existing manor house extended in the neo-Renaissance style. The estate was acquired by the Kämper family, now Warneke, in 1902.

Features of the estate
A special design feature to the south of the house is a hill with an old lime tree and a grotto. Another striking feature is the several hundred meter long avenue of lime trees on the main access road to the estate.

History of construction and restoration
The listed buildings such as the manor house, the manor house, the threshing barn, the sheepfold and the bridge have been partially restored in recent decades. The original courtyard paving made of natural stone is worthy of note.

The manor park
A small café has been set up in a former sheepfold. The park, which is over 100 years old, presents itself as a historic landscape park with numerous mighty solitary trees - plane trees, hanging beeches, oaks, slit-leaf beech and Douglas fir. The oldest tree in the park is a yew.

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Openings

  • Permanently closed
  • The park, the building and the access road are privately owned and not freely accessible.


    Payment methods

    no entrance possible

    Directions & Parking facilities

    As the estate is exclusively for private use, cyclists and interested parties are requested to view the Renkhausen estate only from a distance. The private path and the grounds are not to be entered.

    Contact person

    Herrenhäuser und Parks im Mühlenkreis e.V.
    Mr. 1. Vorsitzender Carl-Maria von Spiegel
    Engershauser Str.16
    32361 Preußisch Oldendorf

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