Gutshaus Klein Strömkendorf, Manor house in Am Salzhaff, Germany
The Gutshaus Klein Strömkendorf is a two-story plastered brick building standing between the Baltic Sea and the city of Wismar. The property includes dining facilities and has operated as a hotel accommodation.
Klein Strömkendorf was first recorded on 3 May 1296, when the brothers Heinrich II of Mecklenburg and Tamme purchased it. The estate passed through the Oete, von der Lühe, Warnstedt, Bülow, Plessen and Maydell families before Georg Philipp von Brocken sold it in 1839 to the Lübeck merchant Georg Christoph Ludwig Staunau for his son Ernst. Ernst Staunau built the present manor between 1841 and 1850; the family was expropriated after 1945.
The manor's cultural draw is the Lehrpfad der unholdigen Personen, an art trail in the estate woods designed by Thomas Petsch and saxophonist Marita Gronau. Along it stand statues of George W. Bush, Nikita Khrushchev, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Erich Honecker, Vladimir Lenin and Donald Trump. In summer, events are held regularly at the house.
The manor stands in Klein Strömkendorf, part of the Am Salzhaff municipality in the Rostock district, and is run as a hotel, so non-guests should arrange a visit in advance. The preserved coach house, horse stable and cattle stable stand alongside the main building. In summer, events take place regularly on the grounds.
In the manor forest, owners Thomas Petsch and saxophonist Marita Gronau laid out the Lehrpfad der unholdigen Personen, a sculpture trail with statues of George W. Bush, Nikita Khrushchev, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Erich Honecker, Vladimir Lenin and Donald Trump. Petsch, who died in 2017, developed the Münch motorcycle Mammut 2000, which is displayed in the house.
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