Clausberg Manor

The origins of the Clausberg estate likely date back to the early Middle Ages, when it served as a manor farm and resting place. It initially belonged to the landed gentry of Oberellen. Around 1800, the estate was owned by Baron von Damnitz, a privy councillor from Eisenach, and the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen. From 1861, the estate became the sole property of the von Donop family. In 1888, Dr. med. Roderich Zeiss acquired the property. Towards the end of the 19th century, the manor house burned down twice. After the second fire around the turn of the year 1899/1900, the then owner Karl Heiligenstadt had a forest villa built.