Haus Sögeln is a typical manor in the former Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück.
The functional, simple main house was built at the end of the 18th century and is surrounded by a park enclosed by moats.
Since the middle of the 14th century, there is documentary evidence of a noble habitatio (= fortified dwelling) in the farming community of Sögeln. This is where the landlord lived, on whom the surrounding farms were dependent (serfed).
The oldest part of the current complex is probably the gate tower, which may have its origins in a defensive residential tower. The defensive character of this complex, which was still referred to as a castle in the 16th century, is illustrated by the loopholes on the ground floor.
Sögeln changed hands frequently over the centuries.
In 1793, Friedrich Philipp von Hammerstein zu Equord acquired the estate and had the main house rebuilt. The old building obviously no longer met the demands of the time, both in terms of its representative function and living comfort.
After he died in 1802, heavily in debt and without direct heirs, the estate was acquired by the general tax collector Rathgen in 1817. The property passed to the von Rappard family via his stepdaughter.
Irmengard von Rappard, who was engaged to the then Lieutenant Paul von Bebeckendorf and Hindenburg, the later President of the Reich, died in Sögeln in 1871 at the young age of 17.
Today, the complex, which can be reached via an old linden tree avenue, offers a special kind of overnight accommodation with its many outbuildings.