Hofgut Kolnhausen, Cultural heritage monument in Lich, Germany

Hofgut Kolnhausen is a rural estate near Lich comprising several buildings that once served different functions. The property includes a residential mansion, a water mill, and farm structures arranged across the site.

The property originated as the settlement of Colenhuse, which a monastery donated to the Arnsburg Monastery in 1174. By the early 13th century it had become a farming estate managed by the Cistercian order.

The name Kolnhausen goes back to the old village of Colenhuse, interpreted as "settlement of Colo or Culo". Since the 1980s the former estate lands have been used as a golf course, while the historic estate buildings house a hotel and restaurant complex.

The estate sits on the southwestern edge of Lich in the Giessen district and is accessible from the main road. Visitors can explore several different building types on the property as part of a single walking route.

The baroque mansion's east facade bears a cartouche framed by volutes and cartilage ornament, inscribed with a Latin text whose highlighted letters spell the date 1721. The inscription names Abbot Antonius Antoni of Arnsburg and records that he rebuilt the estate from the ground up.