Holzhausen Manor

The name Holzhausen was first mentioned in a document in 1020 as Oppidum "Holthusun". In 1073, the manor belonging to the village, nowadays called "Amthof", was first mentioned. At that time, it was owned by Count Otto von Northeim, who in turn gifted it to the newly built Hasungen Monastery. Since Holzhausen was still a fief of the monastery to Wedekind von Falkenberg in the 17th century, a transfer must have taken place in earlier years, but an exact date is not known. When another Wedekind von Falkenberg, guardian of the Hessian Colonel-Lieutenant Christian de Wrede, died in 1627 and still owed him over 2000 thalers, Wedekind's heirs agreed to transfer the Holzhausen estate to Christian de Wrede on October 5, 1638. It remained in his possession until 1675, before passing to the Brunswick Colonel-Lieutenant Hans Meier. The current manor house was built in 1671.