Manor Schenkendöbern

The history of the Schenkendöbern estate is closely linked to the Kohlo family and the Schenkendorf dominion, which was subordinate to the Order of St. John until its dissolution in 1811. In 1748, the estate changed hands, being sold to Adam Friedrich von Schlieben. His heirs sold it in 1810 to Johann Christian Krüger, then the estate manager. After Krüger's death in 1832, his sister Marie Elisabeth Breitenfeld took over the administration, bequeathing the estate to her daughter Johanna Sofie in 1848. Her husband, Benno Schlinzig, established an agricultural business there. Between 1871 and 1882, the estate belonged to Paul von Roeder, followed by Louis von Düring until 1907. Subsequently, the Vorsteher family from Hanover acquired the estate, expanded the operation, and specialized in milk production. After World War II, the family was expropriated during the land reform in the Soviet Occupation Zone.