Good Leye

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The Good Leye is a Gutsanlage with mansion on a large forest and landscape area "Leye" in Osnabrück - Atter .
It has been owned by the Ostman von der Leye family since 1680 .

Gut Leye in Atter 2016

The estate is one of a series of mansions that the Osnabrück city ​​nobility built around the city. In contrast to the Honeburg, Sandfort or Sutthausen mansions, the representative baroque character comes out more strongly in Leye. A straight avenue and a star-shaped network of paths lead to the detached manor house. With two lateral symmetrically arranged front buildings, gatehouses and a chapel , it forms a self-contained complex. The main house is no longer inhabited and is used as a photo studio by photographer Michael Stange. The large chapel is also available to the parish of Eversburg.

The story of the Ostman family von der Leye and Gut Leye

On September 26, 1679, Johann Adolf Graf von Tecklenburg sold the agricultural area “Leye” for 3000 thalers to the cathedral capitular Otto Heinrich von Oer and his brother, Colonel Hermann Philipp von Oer , who was the city commander in Osnabrück.

Manor Gut Leye

The latter had acquired the Langelage estate through marriage and survived his brother. That is why he sold the Leye in 1680 to Franz Ostman, the secret council of the Prince-Bishop in Osnabrück and Vice Chancellor.

Coat of arms of the Ostman von der Leye

In 1703, Franz Ostman (* 1645) built the manor house on Leye with the two side buildings. On September 24, 1705 he was given the title “von der Leye” as a hereditary nobility title, and at that time he was already one of the most influential members of the prince-bishop's government in the bishopric of Osnabrück . On September 23, 1709 he made Leye the family seat in his will. He was married to Catharina Jofina von Stael zu Sutthausen .

The permanent family home

Franz Ostman died on October 4, 1719. He had bequeathed Gut Leye to his eldest son Sixt Anton .

Inner courtyard with avenue
Eastern side house
Gut Leye Chapel

Sixt Anton Ostman von der Leye was Imperial Court Councilor, secret councilor to the Prince-Bishop in Osnabrück and Office Director and married to Franziska Maria Freiin von Kerckerinck zu Borg . Together with his siblings, he expanded the family property by incorporating real estate and movables . On October 8, 1740, the emperor awarded him the hereditary imperial baron title. He died in 1745.

His eldest son Stephan Florenz followed him, and on September 29, 1813, after his death, Leye was inherited by his only son Florence Conrad . Florence Conrad died on October 29, 1831, and was followed by his son Friedrich , who died a year later. Friedrich had three sons, the two eldest of whom died under age. So the youngest son Ludwig became his successor.

Ludwig was landscape councilor of the Osnabrück knighthood . He died on September 16, 1901. His eldest son Clemens-August Freiherr Ostman von der Leye inherited the property and married Eleonore Freiin von Fürstenberg-Stammheim . Clemens-August was a royal Prussian district administrator a. D. and government councilor as well as landscape councilor of the Osnabrück knighthood.

His wife brought a lot of money into the marriage, so Gut Leye was rebuilt. The hall in the manor house was redesigned, the roof structure raised, the inner courtyard renewed, and the two side wings rebuilt to two storeys. In 1905 and 1913 the side outbuildings of Gut Leye were restored and expanded by Clemens-August Freiherr Ostman von der Leye . In 1911, Douglas fir trees were planted on the avenue at Gut Leye . The chapel built on the east building in 1906 was redesigned with a domed roof as early as 1912. An annex for carriages, cars and agricultural vehicles was built on the west building. A park with English and French design elements was created behind the manor house, as well as a tennis court, a pond and a rock garden.

The second World War

During the Second World War, some bombs fell in the immediate vicinity of the house. Windows burst and some roofs were damaged.

After the end of the war, Gut Leye was confiscated by a supply force of the British military. Troop members threw porcelain out of the window and perforated the oil paintings in the ancestral gallery with their bayonets . The Ostman von der Leye family had to vacate the manor house within 24 hours and moved into the forester's house. In 1946 the British troops left the estate. The walls and doors decorated with paintings had suffered.

After Clemens-August's death, the eldest son Franz Ludwig took over the inheritance. He was councilor and major in the reserve.

The children's home

After the troops left in 1946 up to and including 1960, Gut Leye was completely leased to the bishopric of Osnabrück , except for the stables .

Gut Leye 1948 as a children's home
Former bedroom

The estate was used as a children's home for around 70 children between the ages of 4 and 14 who were previously housed in the motherhouse of the Franciscan Sisters in Thuine . The high large hall (approx. 13 × 8) was used as a bedroom for around 40 children. It was adorned with a stucco ceiling and a fireplace ornament; the wall paintings by Wilhelm A. Friesel were still there.

In 1956, after marrying his wife , Clemens Ludwig Ostman von der Leye moved from the forester's house to the western side building. The children in the home gave this wedding an extraordinary setting, from the decorations to their presentations during the festival. In October 1957 the children left Gut Leye and moved to Osnabrück- Sonnenhügel to a new Don Bosco children's home , which was inaugurated by Bishop Helmut Hermann Wittler .

First, the eastern side building was cleared as a children's home. After appropriate renovations, these apartments could be rented again. The chapel was taken over by the parish of Eversburg, which still uses it today. The respective clergyman was given an apartment on Gut Leye at that time.

The empty mansion

Gut Leye's manor house has not been inhabited since 1962. In 1964, Clemens Ludwig , lieutenant in the reserve and a state-certified farmer, took over the management of Gut Leye. His father Franz Ludwig died in 1979.

In order to preserve the manor house, the state of Lower Saxony provided half a million DM in the early 1980s. In 1982, work began on the restoration of the baroque mansion, which had been placed under monumental protection. The entire exterior facade including the roof structure and the exterior painting was renewed. The roof was covered with Spanish slate and new windows and doors were installed. The basement was passed through a drainage drained and an elevator shaft from the basement to the top floor was collected. The construction work was under the supervision of the monument protection .

All plans to live in the mansion as a family seat again were given up in 1984 when Clemens Ludwig's wife Roswitha, Baroness Ostman von der Leye, née Baroness von Canstein died. The energy costs in the high rooms also made it uneconomical to live in. Structural changes were not allowed. In 1988, Clemens Ludwig remarried and continued to live in the western side building. The eastern side building used to be inhabited by staff from forester to garden boy. Today apartments are set up there.

As early as 1992, Clemens Ludwig handed over the management and ownership of Gut Leye, Gut Honeburg and Gut Altenhagen to his son Dominik. Clemens Ludwig Ostman von der Leye died in March 2004. His widow still lives in the western side building. Most of the estate is leased.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gut Honeburg  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.komsis.de  
  2. Good Langelage
  3. Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung from July 1, 1995: Gut Leye for rent as a manor .

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Coordinates: 52 ° 17 '48 "  N , 7 ° 58' 4.9"  E