Ingersleben Manor

As early as the 14th century, a fortified complex with a moat was mentioned, forming the origin of the manor. Ownership changed hands among various noble families, including those of Ingersleben and von Gleichen. In 1609, the Erfurt woad merchant Hans von Ziegler acquired the property and had a large manor house built. His relative Otto Heinrich von Ziegler, also an Erfurt woad merchant, added a late Renaissance portal with a coat of arms plaque and archway in 1622 to mark his marriage. Between 1786 and 1883, the estate belonged to Baron Adolf Otto Freiherr von Münchhausen, who was friends with the writer Gustav Freytag. Freytag used Ingersleben as the setting in his novel “Die Ahnen”. In 1883, Landesökonomierat Robert Wagner acquired the estate and in 1894 extended an existing villa in the castle park. After passing to Horst and Siegismund von Zakrzewski in 1942, the family was dispossessed in 1946 as part of the land reform. In 1947/48, parts of the property, including the villa and farm buildings, were demolished. The manor house remained and has housed a local history museum since 1979.