Sagisdorf Manor

The first mention of the Sagisdorf Manor occurred in the 14th century in connection with a fatal conflict between Henning von Steinfurt and Albrecht von Dieskau. In 1358, as part of a family reconciliation, the estate was transferred by Archbishop Otto to Conrad von Dieskau. Later, in 1476, Hans Rauchhaupt zu Hohenthurm took over ownership. Until 1945, the manor frequently changed hands between the closely related families von Rauchhaupt and von Werder. The last owner before 1945, Hans Klaus von Werder, developed the 70-hectare estate into an agricultural enterprise that supplied Halle/Saale and Leipzig with premium fruit and early vegetables, including produce from heated greenhouses. After the von Werder family was dispossessed and expelled by the communists in 1945, the manor house briefly served the Red Army and later refugees.