Hofgut Georgenthal, Country hotel and golf resort in Hohenstein, Germany
Hofgut Georgenthal is a four-star hotel and golf resort set in the Taunus hills near Hohenstein, Germany. The property brings together guest rooms, two restaurants, meeting spaces, and an 18-hole golf course within a single rural estate.
Count Georg August Samuel von Nassau-Idstein founded the estate in 1692 as a Zehnthof, one of six farms he established; its name honours his own first name. Neighbouring villages had to cede land, and Steckenroth lost about a third of its area, with the boundary charter sealed only in 1735. Georg Sauerbier bought the farm in 1930, about half of it burned down in 1989 for an unexplained cause, and Heinz Hankammer acquired it in 1995, converting it into the present hotel by 2000.
The estate's name honours Count Georg August Samuel von Nassau-Idstein, who founded it in 1692 as a Zehnthof; it was one of six farms he established, and the name taken from his own first name counted as a mark of favour. The property also houses the Limes information centre for the Rheingau-Taunus district, where original Roman finds are displayed and a teaching trail leads to three watchtower sites (3/8, 3/9 and 3/10).
The property is easiest to reach by car, as it sits in a rural part of the Taunus hills with limited public transport nearby. Free parking is available on site, and checking in is possible from mid-afternoon onward.
The estate's name honours its founder: Count Georg August Samuel of Nassau-Idstein, who established the Georgenthaler Hof in 1692 as a tithe farm. It was one of six farms he created, and the neighbouring Henriettenhof was named after his wife, Henriette Dorothea of Oettingen. Steckenroth, which lost about a third of its land to the new farm, went uncompensated until a boundary deed was sealed in 1735.
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