According to documents and oral stories, Matheshof was owned by a
family named Spies from 1671 to 1988. The former farm became a Manor in
1954 through the wedding of the Matheshof farmer with the daughter of
the Kredler farmer. Four hundred acres of land, a tavern and a riding
school with a large riding hall were then the property of the Spies
family. In 1988 the Manor and its lands were sold to the Nuremberg
businessman Ernst Werner Schmidt, who added 100 acres of forest,
meadows and fields to the Manor, which he bought from a local farmer.
Bit by bit, the businessman renovated the Manor Tavern and the Kredler
house and built the Waldhotel and the Hans Novak housing area. The
Eastern Bavarian Equestrian and Tournament Centre arose from the
facilities, halls and stables. The sports hotel with its large wellness
zone and 145 double-rooms is still under construction.
