Villa von Schertel, Villa in Wiesbaden, Germany

Villa von Schertel is a villa built in 1928/1929 by the Munich architect Ernst Haiger for the Schertel von Burtenbach family in the English country-house style. It stands on a sloping 6,500 m² park-like plot on the Geisberg hillside at Rosselstraße 19, with the Goethewarte tower directly beside it. The ground floor holds the main hall used for state receptions; the upper floor contains a 200 m² apartment.

The Munich architect Ernst Haiger built the villa in 1928/1929 for the Schertel von Burtenbach family in the English country-house style. In 1937 the Prussian state acquired the property. After the Second World War the American occupation forces seized it, returning it to the state of Hesse a few months later, and since then it has served as the minister-president's official residence.

The villa's name recalls the Schertel von Burtenbach family, who commissioned Munich architect Ernst Haiger to build it in 1928/1929 in the English country-house style. Since 1937, when Prussia bought the estate, it has served the state: after the Second World War the American occupation forces seized it briefly, then returned it to Hesse, and it has been the minister-president's official villa ever since.

The villa stands at Rosselstraße 19 on the slope of the Geisberg, in Wiesbaden's upper hillside area rather than the city centre. The Goethewarte, inaugurated in 1932, was built directly beside it. The grounds cover 6,500 m² and slope gently; the building serves as the Hessian minister-president's official villa, so it is not open to visitors.

The villa's private apartment on the upper floor covers 200 m²; since the law changed after Hans Eichel, the minister-president may use it only against a local market rent. A swimming pool once on the grounds was demolished under Holger Börner.