Farve Manor

Gut Farve in the municipality of Wangels in eastern Schleswig-Holstein dates back to a medieval castle. The estate, which was once one of the noble estates, is still managed today. The manor house is inhabited and not publicly accessible.

The silver find from Gut Farve testifies to Bronze Age settlement.

In the Middle Ages, a small castle complex belonging to the Pogwisch family was located on the grounds of the present-day estate. Its members belonged to the Equites Originarii in the county and the subsequent Duchy of Holstein. Henning Pogwisch came into conflict with the Danish King Christian I, who subsequently had the castle destroyed in 1480. After Henning Pogwisch's death, his descendants regained control of the property and had a new castle built at the beginning of the 16th century, which became the core of the present manor house. The Pogwisch family remained at Farve until 1662, when the estate passed to the von Blome family through inheritance, to whom the estate belonged almost continuously for the following centuries. It only briefly came into the possession of the Counts of Holstein through a renewed inheritance rule, but Farve returned to Blome ownership after a wedding in 1749. At the beginning of the 19th century, the lords of the manor changed several times until the property finally went to the Reventlow family, under whom the manor house received its present form. Farve remained in the possession of various lines of the Reventlows until 1926, who sold the estate to the Counts Waldersee at Gut Waterneverstorf. A final sale took place in 1929 to the Counts von Holck, who are still resident there today.

The estate is still farmed today. The estate complex and the manor house are privately owned and not accessible to visitors, but the Farver Mill, which belongs to the estate, is used for tourism.