Laagshof, Heritage estate in Königswinter, Germany
Laagshof is a two-story manor house with attached stables and barn, built from Perlenhardt trachyte stone and brick. The buildings form a structured estate grouping with support structures flanking the main residence.
The newspaper publisher Wilhelm Girardet from Essen bought the property in 1905 and commissioned architect Wilhelm Freiherr von Tettau to redesign it. This transformation gave the estate its distinctive architectural character.
The estate reflects regional building traditions blended with English country house design. Its three-wing layout and Heimatschutz architectural style show how local and international influences shaped the property.
The estate sits roughly one kilometer southeast of Ittenbach at 220 meters elevation near the Cologne-Rhine/Main high-speed railway corridor. The location is rural and somewhat remote, so visitors should plan ahead for services and facilities.
From July 1941 onwards, the property served as a prisoner of war camp holding French and Soviet detainees. This wartime chapter is now invisible to visitors but remains part of the site's documented past.
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