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The Besenhausen manor is an estate in the municipality Friedland in Southern Lower Saxony.
background
The Besenhausen manor is a 700 year old manor with an eventful history, but which is continuously owned by the descendants of the family from Hanstein stayed. The village of Besenhausen, which later fell desolate, was mentioned in a document as early as 1307, the forerunner of today's manor was built in the 16th century. The Hanstein Castle, which is considered the ancestral seat of the von Hanstein family, was no longer safe enough for the residents at that time, which was the decisive factor in building a new residence just 10 km north - now no longer on a ridge above the Werra, but directly on the banks of the Leine in the south Leinebergland.
The first building of the Besenhausen manor was destroyed during the Thirty Years War, but the new building began immediately, partly on the remains of the wall that had been preserved. By 1690, the manor house and the gatehouse were built in the style of the late Renaissance. In 1743 the farm building with the clock tower was built. The other buildings on the current estate were only rebuilt in 1900 after a court fire.
Agriculture is still practiced on the estate, and apartments and event rooms are also rented out. In addition to the entire complex, parts of which can be viewed, the hand-weaving mill with its Scandinavian-inspired products and the courtyard cafe in the old gatehouse are particularly interesting for travelers.
getting there
The supraregional arrival takes place via Friedland and Goettingen, appropriate travel information can be found there.
By bus
From ZOB at the Göttingen train station by bus 140 to Big snow, change there to bus 141 in the direction of Ischenrode In der Ecke.
In the street
You can reach the manor via the B 27 from the direction of Göttingen, from which you turn off at Friedland onto the L 566 in the direction of Kirchgandern. After Reckershausen the manor is on the right on the country road.
By boat
The leash flows through the estate of the manor. This section is passable with canoes, however portages are necessary.
By bicycle
The Leine-Heide cycle path leads directly through the grounds of the manor.
mobility
Dynamic cards1 Parking spaces - There are a large number of them at the entrance from the country road.
As far as cleared, the site is accessible on foot. For people with restricted mobility, the garden and the area beyond the small leine bridge in the garden may only be accessible with restrictions or not at all. The hand weaving building is wheelchair accessible.
Tourist Attractions
Only parts of the manor complex are open to the public, the manor itself in an approximately 7000 m² park is used by the owners and is not open to visitors. The entire complex can be reached from the parking lots in front of the farm yard, from which access to the manor house is possible through a separate gatehouse.
Hand weaving
1 Hand weaving In the former sugar factory on the estate from 1836, on the left hand side when you enter the premises, is now the Rosenwinkel hand weaving mill, a social enterprise with colorful products from the field of clothing and room decoration, whose roots in the Finnish origins of the founder cannot be overlooked to this day. The weavers can also be seen at work in the show weaving mill.
Building of the farm yard
Some buildings around the farm yard are accessible.
A short tour of parts of the manor, which is only open to the public to a limited extent, directly on the leash brings more things to see. So it is advisable to go through the farm building, in which the public toilets are also located, to the rear, where you can see parts of the 2 Cottage garden and take a walk across the small Leine bridge on the other side of the Leine.
Besenhausen border crossing
3 Border house Another special feature is the former border house on the street, which served from 1949 to 1956 as a reception house for over two million refugees who walked from the Russian to the British zone on foot along the zone marking line, but sometimes also in the opposite direction .
activities
Visitors can look forward to the small tour Get a good impression of the former functions and the changing history of the manor through the grounds.
Be at irregular intervals Exhibitions organized in the manor.
Also find irregular Concerts instead, often in connection with the Göttingen Handel Festival.
shop
1 Rosenwinkel hand weaving mill. Tel.: 49 55 04 74 97, Email: [email protected]. Open: Opening times of the shop gallery Wed-Sun 1-6 p.m. Show weaving: Wed-Thu 1-4 p.m., Fri 1-3 p.m. and also on the weekends with open doors, on the first weekend of the month Sat and Sun 1-6 p.m.
kitchen
1 Courtyard cafe In and next to the old gatehouse of the manor there was one in the summer months until 2015 Courtyard cafewhose homemade pies, cakes and small warm dishes could be consumed either in the small building or outside. Since 2016 the Hofcafe has been called Cafe Rosenwinkel and is operated in or in front of the hand weaving mill - still with the delicious homemade cakes and pies. On the weekends sometimes a very large crowd, which means a little patience while waiting for the service. Opening times from early May to late September, Wed - Sun 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Also open in the winter months during the opening times of the hand weaving mill Wed-Sun from 12 noon to 5 pm, then the café is located in the shop gallery of the hand weaving mill.
accommodation
There are no accommodations in the manor, the closest are the campsite in Reckershausen and the accommodation options throughout Friedland parish, See there for information.
Practical advice
Toilets are located in the farm building on the passage to the farm garden. A handicapped accessible toilet is located in the hand weaving mill.
trips
On the continuation of the journey, there is a stop in the neighboring one Friedland to visit the border transit camp and the homecoming memorial.
They are only a few kilometers south Hanstein Castle, from where a hike to Devil's pulpit offers. From high above you have an excellent view of the Werra loop near Lindewerra deep below.
A visit to the 10 km south-west is not only worthwhile during the cherry blossom season Witzenhausen on the Werra, which, despite its small size, is a university town - this is where "organic farming" is taught, which is unique in Germany.
Interesting cities in the area are the university town, which is about 15 km to the north Goettingen, the one about 16 km to the east Heilbad Heiligenstadt and the three-river city about 26 km to the west Hann. Münden.
literature
Web links
- https://www.besenhausen.de/ - Official website of Rittergut Besenhausen
