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Unfortunately, the mill is falling into disrepair.

The Amtshof Harpstedt is a historic building, today it houses the town hall of the Harpstedt municipality.

The Harpstedter Burggraben and the Amtshof are two historically and culturally significant places in Harpstedt, Lower Saxony. The Amtshof, an imposing half-timbered building from the 18th century, once served as the seat of the administration and is now the town hall of the Harpstedt collective municipality. The three-winged building was built between 1741 and 1744 on the foundations of a former moat castle that was destroyed in a fire around 1740. The building was extensively restored in the 1980s and has been shining in new splendor ever since. The surrounding moat, also called the Graft, is a remnant of the old moat castle and almost completely surrounds the Amtshof. The moat is about 450 meters long and was desilted in 2021, which means its maximum depth is now about two meters. The moat is home to a variety of fish species, including bream, eel, pike and zander, and offers an idyllic setting for walks and relaxation. Particularly worth mentioning is the so-called wedding bridge, which leads over the moat. This bridge was closed due to mold and was reconstructed between 2021 and 2022. It is a popular place for wedding photos and symbolizes the romantic atmosphere of the place. The Amtshof and the moat are not only historical sites, but also popular excursion destinations in the Wildeshauser Geest Nature Park. The extensive park invites you to take relaxing walks and offers an impressive backdrop with old trees and well-kept green spaces.

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An imposing half-timbered building with a large moat

The Archbishop of Bremen from the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf met Gertrud von Hermeling-Heimbruch here in 1612, on the knight's seat of her husband Heinrich Corlehake Hermeling. In 1613, the year before his death, Heinrich bequeathed the previously free estate to the sovereign; in return, Johann Friedrich appointed the lord of the manor as the bailiff of the offices of Thedinghausen and Langwedel. After his death, the Archbishop built the manor house as a befitting residence for his widow, his now lover. However, Gertrud died on March 16, 1620, while construction was still underway. The two-storey brick building is characterised by three widely projecting risalites or projections on the main façade. The middle one contains a spiral staircase, while the side ones belong to a slightly later construction phase, as can be seen from the construction seams. Richly decorated gables, frames and pilaster strips made of sandstone structure the unplastered exterior surfaces.

Beautiful park with lots of water and a number of wooden bridges around the departmental building of the Amtshof.

A beautiful place with a historical ambience for those who want to get married.