Brenninckhof, Historic agricultural building in Mettingen, Germany

Brenninckhof is a historic farm complex in Mettingen comprising two residential and agricultural structures positioned on either side of the L796 road toward Laggenbeck. Together these buildings form a traditional rural layout with separate zones for living and farming work.

The complex was first mentioned in the 17th century as a fief of the Orange-Nassau in Lingen, granted to Johann toe Twee genannt Brenninkmeyer then Brenninckhove. The main house was built in the 18th century, the Heuerhaus probably in 1541, and the Backhaus was dated by dendrochronology to 1796. In 1968 the Heuerhaus was extensively renovated and moved twelve metres; after mining damage the DSK bought the site in 2005, and in 2012 the Brenninckmeyer family reacquired the ancestral farm.

The property holds deep roots with the Brenninkmeyer family, whose descendants eventually founded the C&A retail empire across Europe. This connection reveals how a rural family homestead became linked to one of the continent's major commercial ventures.

The complex sits along the L796 road with buildings on both sides, making it clearly visible from the main route toward Laggenbeck. While the property is accessible to view from the roadside, respect the private nature of this working farm.

The hipped roof on the south side belongs to the Heuerhaus, the secondary timber-framed building, and is drawn far down over the projecting Kübbungen, the low side bays. The Heuerhaus itself was probably built in 1541 and was moved twelve metres during a thorough renovation in 1968.