Location with History

First mention in 1242
The foundation of the property Ringelshausen dates from the Hessian, Frankish ancient nobility. The peer Ringold or Richolf settled here and the estate was a free nobility manor.

Monastery property of the Antoniters
In the middle of the 15th century the church gained influence. After the landgrave Philipp the Noble of Hesse introduced reformation, his county was extended by the monastery property of the Antoniters in the course of secularization.

University yard
In 1564 the University of Marburg was feoffed with the estate Ringelshausen

Thirty Years' War
As per the historians, "not even a flock of sheep could get enough food from the ravaged lea". Resort came with Wendelin Reichhardt. Until the middle of the 19th century, the property had been in the hands of the families Stegk, Reichhardt and Waldschmidt.

Public domain
In 1813 the estate was separated from the Marburg University and went to the prince Solms Braunfels.

The mayor of Rabertshausen takes over
In 1930 Karl Reichhardt acquires the estate.

Irmgard Reichhardt (1935 - 1994) - german farmer and politician

The hessian state minister for agriculture, forests and nature protection had been living since her marriage with Arnold Reichhardt at the ringelshausen estate.

Farming under a modern management

Today the estate Ringelshausen is integrated in the O.H.R.GbR together with the estates Obbornhofen and Häuserhof. Business is run by Mrs. Annette Seifert-Ruwe.

Headquarters of Reichhardt GmbH Steuerungstechnik

For more than 20 years the company has been developing control and regulating systems as well as electric plus electronic equipment by order of well-known manufacturers in agriculture and construction machine industry.