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had the building above the Ilse extended as a residence for his uncle, Botho. In doing so, the
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took over the whole estate until 1972. From 1974 to 1990 a convalescent home was established in the building for employees of the
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for reserves as well as a refugee camp. In May 1945 shortly before the war's end it was plundered and, several months later, the
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