Klostergut Reinshof

The origins of Reinshof date back to between 500 and 800 AD, when a settlement named Reynholdeshusen emerged. Over the centuries, the Augustinian nunnery in Weende acquired increasing property in this area, including lands and a mill donated by the Archbishops of Mainz. By the 14th century, Reynholdeshusen was referred to as a farm, evolving into an outwork of the Weende monastery. In 1448, Reinshof was an indirect administrative village of the Friedland district. Though temporarily pledged to the city of Göttingen, it was redeemed in 1561 by Duke Erich II of Calenberg-Göttingen. From 1890 to 1980, the Reinshof Monastery Estate was managed as an independent operation. Since 1980, it has served the Georg-August University of Göttingen as an experimental farm for agricultural economics and technology.

The Reinshof Monastery Estate is located in the Leine Valley in southern Lower Saxony, north of Niedernjesa, at an elevation of 150 m above sea level. It lies on Federal Highway 27 between Göttingen and Niedernjesa. Part of the estate extends across the Göttingen city limits. The estate is characterized by the rivers Leine and Garte, with approximately 30% of the agricultural land situated in the flood plain. A significant portion of the operational area belongs to the “Leinebergland” landscape protection area.

Today, the Reinshof Monastery Estate is utilized by the Georg-August University of Göttingen as an experimental farm. Among the distinctive features of the complex is a 19th-century dovecote, a three-story half-timbered structure with a square footprint and a shallow pyramidal roof. The operational area of Reinshof is also located within a water protection zone.

• Rittergut Klein Schneen (manor house and estate, approx. 6441 m away)
• Burgrest Neue Gleichen (castle remains, approx. 8169 m away)
• Burgruine Alte Gleichen (castle ruins, approx. 8211 m away)
• Rittergut Obergut (manor house and estate, approx. 8447 m away)