Grünholz Manor

The Manor House

Since the manor house is owned by one of the former ducal families of Schleswig-Holstein, it is occasionally also referred to as Grünholz Castle. It was built under Lucia von Thienen, who came from the Brockdorff family, from 1749 to 1752 in the remains of the moat that once completely surrounded the farmstead. It is still surrounded by water on two sides today. The building is cuboid, built of brick, and covered with a hip roof; the house, with two full stories above a cellar plinth, is nine window axes wide. The central risalit on the courtyard side is emphasized by a triangular gable, and the monogram of the patroness is located in the gable field. The baroque sandstone portal with the double coat of arms of the Thienen and Brockdorff families is reached via a stone bridge. The manor house has remained almost unchanged in its appearance since the 18th century; the only significant structural alteration of later times is a south-facing, cellared terrace with underlying utility rooms from 1910.

While the facades of the baroque building, articulated with pilaster arrangements, already hint at the style of Classicism with their clear lines, the interior decoration is attributable to the Rococo style. The fixed decoration of the rooms is largely in its original state; the garden hall of the manor house is considered one of the most beautiful Rococo rooms in the former Duchy of Schleswig.

The Estate Complex and Garden

East of the manor house is the large farmstead, whose historic building stock with barns, stables, and outbuildings was almost completely destroyed by a large fire in 1888. Today's buildings mainly date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The courtyard is entered through the historicist gatehouse, followed symmetrically by two smaller utility buildings and two large barns, all axially aligned with the manor house. To the west of the manor house is a large landscape garden, designed with water features and groups of trees.