Herrenhaus Schwiessel, Baroque manor house in Prebberede, Germany.
Herrenhaus Schwiessel is a timber-framed manor in the Baroque style standing on a six-hectare estate park. The building displays a coat of arms above its entrance and now functions as a hunting school and guest accommodation.
The estate belonged to the von Negendanck family in the 14th century and again from 1667. In 1732 Berthold Diedrich von Negendanck sold it to Hans Heinrich von Levetzow, who with his wife Anna Dorothea von Plessen built the half-timbered manor between 1732 and 1735 on the remains of a 13th-century house. In the 1860s Henning von Bassewitz added a Tudor-style manor, after which the old house served as the estate manager's residence.
The alliance coat of arms of the Plessen and Levetzow families above the entrance portal still marks the builders of the house. The two families intermarried in the following generation. Since 1996 a private owner has restored the old manor, which now houses the Schwiessel hunting school and a guesthouse.
The grounds are now open for hunting instruction and guest stays, with the restored timber-framed structure accessible to visitors. Those who wish to visit or stay overnight should inquire in advance, as it is not freely open to the public.
The alliance coat of arms of the Plessen and Levetzow families above the entrance portal still marks the builders of 1732–1735. The two families intermarried in the following generation. From 1927 to 1933 the farmer, historian and genealogist Werner von Kieckebusch lived in the house with his family.
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