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Rittergut Langenhennersdorf – history
Langenhennersdorf is first mentioned in 1356 as “Heinricivilla” and has been part of the town of Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel since 1999. In the centre of the village lies the manor: an 18th-century manor house with a hipped mansard roof and an older core, plus farm wings and a gateway. The whole complex is a listed monument.
Noble seat and counts
The estate already existed in the 16th century; before 1657 the district governor von Liebenau built himself a noble residence here. At the beginning of the 18th century Count Otto Christian von Zinzendorf was enfeoffed with the estate (the sources give 1707 or 1709). Around 1750 the manor house was rebuilt using older walls – the sources disagree on who commissioned it.
War and changes of ownership
In 1813 French troops laid waste to the estate, the owner fled, and in 1818 it was auctioned off. In the 19th century it belonged to the Hendel family. Around 1920 a Swiss manufacturer acquired it and sold it in 1926 to the regional insurance institution; in the 1950s it became a state-owned farm.
Today the manor house is privately owned, stands empty and is in urgent need of restoration – the local history society speaks of its “Sleeping Beauty slumber”. A moat separates the manor house from the road. It cannot be visited, but it's worth a look from outside, ideally combined with the waterfall in the village.
Links to other places
Langenhennersdorf is more closely connected with your accommodation than you might think: the Hammergut Neidberg belonged to the parish of Langenhennersdorf – documented in 1539 and still in 1930. In 1764 the Hammergut Reichstein belonged to the Rittergut Langenhennersdorf, and Brausenstein did around 1800. And an album from as early as 1856 to 1860 counts the village waterfall among the most beautiful spots in Saxon Switzerland.
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