Neuhaus

Neuhaus lies near the mouth of the Oste, where the river reaches the marshes beside the Elbe. Its position made it a useful place for controlling trade and movement through the estuary. A fortified predecessor known as the Schlickburg is recorded between 1371 and 1389; the archbishop of Bremen pledged it to the cities of Bremen, Stade and Buxtehude before local people destroyed it to resist archiepiscopal dominance. A later house here belonged to the Königsmark family, who governed Bremen and Verden for the Swedish crown.