Manor house in Reez, Manor house in Reez, Dummerstorf, Germany
The manor house in Reez is a two-storey building of exposed brick with a central risalit, erected between 1838 and 1840. Above the entrance portal are the allied coats of arms of the von Plessen and von Carnap families, still visible today. The house and several outbuildings of the historic ensemble are listed as monuments.
Reez was first recorded in 1283 in a Rostock city register and became a knight's estate in 1576 under the von Preen family. In 1838 the Prussian chamberlain Carl von Plessen and his wife Anna von Carnap bought the estate and had the present manor house built between 1838 and 1840. The Plessen family remained owners until Gerhard von Plessen was expropriated in 1945.
The estate complex included multiple agricultural buildings such as granaries, worker houses, stables, and barns that together formed a working rural community. These surrounding structures shaped the daily life of the people who labored and lived on the grounds.
The building is subject to monument protection regulations and is maintained by the owners according to historical preservation guidelines. Visitors should be aware that ongoing restoration work may limit access to certain areas.
The alliance coat of arms of the von Plessen and von Carnap families, placed above the entrance portal when the house was built, is still there today. Carl von Plessen and Anna von Carnap had previously lived at Schloss Eller near Düsseldorf before buying the Reez estate in 1838.
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