[3] In 1245 the Counts of Schauenburg and Holstein started building the brick gothic village church.

They also confirm the steering towards the Lutheranism since 1542: the Protestant Reformation in the Lensahn duchies counted 36 yards, including Wendisch-Lensahn and Beschendorf.

The 1760 officiating Pastor Hartmann made Lensahn a wedding paradise in Holstein.

1769 the Grand Duke family became owners of Koselau, Sebent, Lübbersdorf, Kuhof, Kremsdorf, Bollbrügge, Sütel und Sievershagen (so-called „younger entailed estates“).

In 1795 Duke Peter Frederick Louis let activity and industry schools (handiwork lessons for young women) be founded in Lensahn and Beschendorf.

As preparation for their discharge of serfdom they were taught in practical skills like spinning, knitting, darning, sewing etc.

In 1798 by the end of the serfdom pastor Petersen founded the Ökonomische Lesegesellschaft, a society for the acquisition of agricultural literature.

During the years of revolution 1848/1849 Schleswig-Holstein revolted against the danish government, a comradeship in arms was formed in Lensahn.

But not until the Austro-Prussian War 1867 the Duchies Schleswig and Holstein were incorporated into the Kingdom of Prussia.

The introduction of the general prussian conscription of three years led to increased emigration to the USA.

The sports club Turn- und Sportverein TSV Lensahn von 1924 e.V.

After that Transcodan (since 1984 Codan) began producing and distributing disposable medical transfer systems at Grüner Hirsch.

The machine hall and the land barn hold agricultural machinery (1850-1960) like tractors, combine harvesters etc.

[8] is active in association football, handball, physical fitness, athletics, gymnastics, karate, table tennis, badminton, volleyball, dancesport and nordic walking.