Gut Weißenhaus, Manor estate in Wangels, Germany

Gut Weißenhaus is a manor estate near the Baltic Sea featuring restored buildings, manicured gardens, and a small village within its boundaries. The entire property spans approximately 75 hectares and blends historical architecture with contemporary facilities.

Weißenhaus began as part of the neighbouring Farve estate and became independent through an inheritance division in the early 17th century, passing between the Rantzau and Pogwisch families. In 1739 Count Georg Ludwig von Platen-Hallermund bought it and laid out a baroque garden from 1741. The manor house of 1731 was enlarged between 1830 and 1850, burned down in 1895 except for its roughly 350-year-old vaulted cellar, and was rebuilt in neo-baroque style from 1896.

The name Weißenhaus passed to the nearby Weißenhäuser Strand beach. Since 2014 the converted Reetscheune, a 19th-century young-cattle barn, has hosted cultural events, conferences and weddings, and the estate has staged exhibitions of lithographs by Marc Chagall and drawings by Armin Mueller-Stahl.

The estate is located about 100 kilometers from Hamburg and offers visitor accommodations along with fine dining options. Its coastal proximity makes it easily accessible for day trips or extended stays.

The 1895 fire left only the roughly 350-year-old cellar with its barrel vault, and the neo-Baroque palace was rebuilt from 1896 partly on those old foundations. The relief segmental gable of the courtyard facade carries the coat of arms of the Counts of Platen-Hallermund.