(also ) is a schloss in Wangels in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is next to the Baltic Sea and about 100 km away from Hamburg.
The 75 hectare estate, including several restored historic buildings and a village, is owned by Jan Henric Buettner, who bought it for €7 million in 2005Gerhard Waldherr, "Und jetzt was Handfestes", brand eins 12/2011 and opened a luxury resort there in 2014.Martin U. Müller, tr. Ella Ornstein, "For Millionaires, By Millionaires: Transforming a Baltic Sea Village into Paradise", Der Spiegel, 11 January 2013.Maren Hoffmann, "Luxusresort Weissenhaus: Keine Angst vorm Millionärswatching", Der Spiegel, 20 June 2014 Maren Hoffmann, "75 Hektar Luxus", Manager, 27 June 2014 €7.5 million in the funding for the renovation and conversion was raised on the crowdfunding site Companisto, where it drew more investment than any other for-profit European organisation to that date.Dalia Fahmy, "Germans Warm to Crowdfunding as Resort Attracts Investors ", Bloomberg Businessweek, 27 August 2014.
The resort's luxury restaurant Courier was awarded a Michelin star in the 2015 Guide and 16 Gault Millau points.Gisela Reiners, "Sterne-Restaurants: Syltern sind die absolut schnuppe", Hamburger Abendblatt, 7 November 2014 In May 2022, the meeting of the G7 foreign ministers took place at Weissenhaus. In 2024, Buettner organized a high profile chess tournament at the resort, the Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge.
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External links
Weissenhaus official website