Schöller Manor

The name “Schoeler” was first documented in 1182. The manor was originally a fief of Corvey Abbey before it passed into the possession of the Counts of Berg in the 13th century. They pledged the estate to the Lords of Schöller, who held it until 1708. A representative of this family was Rüttger von und zu Schöller, who served as Bergian marshal, councilor, and bailiff of Solingen in the 16th century. Through the marriage of Mechthild Maria Margaretha von und zu Schöller to Count Johann Friedrich Schaesberg in 1697, the property came into the possession of the Counts of Schaesberg, in whose family ownership it remains to this day. In the 18th century, Johann Friedrich Bernhard von Schaesberg had the manor, except for the keep, demolished to build a new castle complex, which, however, was never completed due to his early death. Instead, the current Gut Schöller was built on this site by a later tenant. A fire in 1988 damaged the tower.