Vehr Manor

Gut Vehr is a former castle and fortified complex on the northwestern outskirts of Quakenbrück and now belongs to the city area along with the district of Hengelage. Due to the swingolf course, the estate is known nationwide among those who practice this sport.

Already mentioned in the 13th century, Gut Vehr initially served as a castle and fortified complex and was later used as a fortified farmstead surrounded by a moat. In 1522, the von Schmerten family owned the estate; in 1540, it came to von Grothaus through marriage. Around 1650, it passed to the noble family von Frydag (Daren) via the families von Kobrinck (Daren) and von Schade (Ihorst). In 1783, von Elmendorff bought it. From 1876 to 1929, it was owned by the Barons von Schorlemer, the father of Clemens Freiherr von Schorlemer-Lieser, who expressed his connection to the city of Quakenbrück on May 29, 1916, by donating the "Iron Burgmann," with whose "nailing" money donations for war burdens were to be raised. Von Schorlemer's father had the new manor house of Gut Vehr built in 1877, which is located somewhat away from the extensive agricultural buildings in a park-like forest area.

In 1926, Johann Wilhelm Welker from Duisburg bought the estate. From 1929 to 1936, the estate was completely rebuilt and received its current form. Thus, the larger farmstead in its currently preserved form was created. The granary, part of the east wing of the farm, served as a grain storage and later for seed grain refinement. The property was inherited within the family and remains in their possession to this day. Gut Vehr is united with Gut Groß-Arkenstedt.

Hengelage is practically synonymous with Gut Vehr, as the settlement was built on its land. The forest and the rest of the area still belong to the estate. Today, it borders the Quakenbrück city area in the northwest; until the Lower Saxony regional reform in 1972, Hengelage (like Gut Groß-Arkenstedt still today) belonged to the municipality of Essen (Oldenburg) in the district of Cloppenburg.

The avenue branching off from federal highway 68, which leads to Gut Vehr, is part of the "Kunsttour," a circular cycling route through the northern Artland, along which a total of twelve paintings are displayed, reproducing the landscape visible to the viewer outside the picture.