Auburg, Manor house in Wagenfeld, Germany

Auburg is a manor house in Wagenfeld, built between 1835 and 1850 by the von Cornberg family. It stands on a fieldstone base with a timber-framed upper storey, on the site of a former moated castle. Only the manor and the servants' house remain; the outlines of the old fortifications are still visible from the air.

The counts of Diepholz built the Auburg as a moated castle on an island in the Wagenfelder Aue around 1495/96, using stone from the demolished Cornau castle; a fortified house may have stood here since 1461. In 1512 the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg destroyed it, and it was rebuilt stronger. After 1585 it passed to Hesse-Kassel, which stationed a garrison and made it an administrative seat. The military works were demolished in 1789, and the counts of Cornberg built today's half-timbered manor on a rubble-stone base between 1835 and 1850.

Since 1998/1999 the restored Auburg has hosted a cultural programme run by the local Kulturkreis Auburg. The name Auburg also lives on in two Wagenfeld firms, the mineral water bottler Auburg Quelle and the furniture maker Auburg Möbel.

Only the Herrenhaus and the Gesindehaus remain on the site; the outlines of the former fortifications can still be made out from the air, and the moat shows as a shallow dip in the ground. The restored rooms host the Kulturkreis Auburg cultural programme.

The park features dedicated memory trees with information panels detailing the 250-year history of the grounds and building. These marked spots tell a personal story of the place beyond its architectural importance.