Knight’s Trail to Mansingen Castle Square

History Fikensolt was first mentioned in 1127 in the chronicle of the Rastede monastery, in which it is reported that the Knights of Fikensolt donated the construction of the St. Peter's Church in Westerstede in 1123. The Fikensolt family belonged to the ancient nobility and were obliged to provide horse service to the Counts of Oldenburg.
In addition to extensive lands, numerous farmhands and serfs in the counties of Oldenburg and Delmenhorst also belonged to the Fikensolt estate. The family's ancestral seat was a moated castle, which was probably built before 1123. The current Fikensolt Castle was built in its place in the 18th century.
In the immediate vicinity of the castle was the Kobrink House, which had belonged to the Kobrink family since 1587, whose ancestral seat was on the Altenoythe estate and which owned other estates and lands in Westphalia. The farm was leased to, among others, the former bailiff Anton Günther Maxwell, who had previously had his official residence in Burgford.

This knight's trail also leads through forests and meadows. You can drive it well.

Very nice area, lots of nature. Class passable cycle paths.