List of palaces and manor houses in Estonia
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This is the List of palaces and manor houses in Estonia. This list does not include castles, which are listed in a separate article. As there are at least 400 manor houses in Estonia, this list is incomplete.[1]
Palaces and manor houses in Estonia
Name | Name in German | Municipality (present) |
County (present) |
Established | Picture | Notes |
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Aa Manor | Haakhof | Lüganuse Parish | Ida-Viru County | 1426 | ![]() |
Now an assisted living facility for the elderly. |
Aakre Manor | Ayakar | Rõngu Parish | Tartu County | 1557, or earlier | ![]() |
Associated with the Kawer, von Rehbinder and von Rohland families. Main building dates from the 19th century. Now houses a school. |
Ääsmäe Manor | Essemäggi | Saue Parish | Harju County | 1574 | ![]() |
King John III of Sweden presented the estate as a gift to his secretary Johann Berends in 1574. Current building dates from the 1770s. |
Aaspere Manor | Kattentack | Haljala Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 1583 | ![]() |
Main building erected at the end of the 18th century. Belonged to the von Dellingshausen family. Formerly an orphanage. |
Aavere Manor | Afer | Väike-Maarja Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 1765 | ![]() |
Partially destroyed; belonged to the Tiesenhausen and von Harpe families. |
Adavere Manor | Addafer | Põltsamaa Parish | Jõgeva County | 17th century | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Stackelberg family, among others. |
Ahja Manor | Aya | Põlva Parish | Põlva County | 1553 | ![]() |
Belonged to the Oxenstierna family and later, Johann Ernst Glück. |
Alatskivi Castle | Allatzkiwwi | Peipsiääre Parish | Tartu County | 16th century | ![]() |
Now partly houses the Eduard Tubin Museum. |
Albu Manor | Alp | Järva Parish | Järva County | 1282 | ![]() |
Belonged to Gustaf Otto Douglas. |
Alu Manor | Allo | Rapla Parish | Rapla County | 1409 | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Uexküll, Wrangel and Tiesenhausen families, among others. |
Anija Manor | Annia | Anija Parish | Harju County | 1482 | ![]() |
Current building dates to 1802. Owned by the Stael von Holstein, von Ungern-Sternberg and von Wahl families. Currently a community centre and a library. |
Annikvere Manor | Annigfer | Haljala Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 1445, or earlier | ![]() |
The current main stone manor was erected at the end of the 18th century. |
Arkna Manor | Arknal | Rakvere Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 1527 | ![]() |
Preserved at it was in the 1870s. Belonged to Julius von Schubert. School for agriculture from the 1920s until the 1980s. |
Aruküla Manor (Järva County) | Arroküll | Järva Parish | Järva County | 17th century | ![]() |
Belonged to Karl Wilhelm von Toll. |
Aruküla manor (Harju County) | Arroküll | Raasiku Parish | Harju County | 17th century | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Baranoff family. Now, a school. |
Atla Manor | Groß-Attel | Rapla Parish | Rapla County | 1422 | ![]() |
Main manor dates from the late 1700s. |
Avanduse Manor | Awandus | Väike-Maarja Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 1494 | ![]() |
Belonged to Friedrich von Lütke. |
Eivere Manor | Eyefer | Paide | Järva County | 1552 | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Stackelberg family. Main building constructed in 1912. |
Ervita Manor | Erwita | Järva Parish | Järva County | 1663 | ![]() |
Belonged to Gotthard Johann von Knorring. |
Esna Manor | Jerwen | Järva Parish | Järva County | 1620s | ![]() |
Built by the von Grünewald family. |
Essu Manor | Jess | Haljala Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 1496 or earlier | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Wrangell and von Ungern-Sternberg families. |
Glehn Castle | Tallinn | Harju County | 1886 | ![]() |
Built and owned by Nikolai von Glehn. | |
Härgla Manor | Herküll | Rapla Parish | Rapla County | 1516 | ![]() |
Belonged to a succession of owners, including the von Uexküll and von Stackelberg families. |
Harku Manor | Hark | Harku Parish | Harju County | 1372 or earlier | ![]() |
Belonged to the Livonian Order during the Middle Ages. Later belonged to the von Uexküll, von Budberg and von Ungern-Sternberg families. Now houses the Institute of Experimental Biology. |
Hatu Manor | Hattoküll | Lääne-Harju Parish | Harju County | 1609 | Belonged to the Wrangel family, birthplace of Ludwig August Mellin. | |
Heimtali Manor | Heimthal | Viljandi Parish | Viljandi County | 1528 | ![]() |
Main building rebuilt in the 1850s. Belonged to Peter Reinhold von Sivers, among others. Now a school. |
Hellenurme Manor | Hellenorm | Elva Parish | Tartu County | 1641 | ![]() |
Belonged to the Wrangel family. |
Helme Manor | Schloß Helmet | Tõrva Parish | Valga County | 17th century | ![]() |
Belonged to the de la Gardie, Edler von Rennekampff and von Stryk families. Currently used as an agricultural school. |
Holdre Manor | Hollershof | Tõrva Parish | Valga County | 1597 | ![]() |
Long associated with the noble von Ditmar family. The current main building was rebuilt around 1910 in the Art Nouveau style based on a design by Otto Wildau. |
Hummuli Manor | Hummelshof | Tõrva Parish | Valga County | 1470 | ![]() |
Battle of Hummelshof fought nearby, Now, a school. |
Illuka Manor | Illuck | Alutaguse Parish | Ida-Viru County | 1657 | Current main building completed in 1888. Currently houses a school. | |
Illuste manor | Illust | Lääneranna Parish | Pärnu County | 1646 | ![]() |
Owned by the von Maydell family. Current Heimat-style manor designed by Otto Wildau in 1912. Today, used by the Tallinn Sports School. |
Imastu Manor | Mönnikorb | Tapa Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 1447 | ![]() |
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Ingliste Manor | Haehl | Kehtna Parish | Rapla Parish | 1526, or earlier | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Anrep family in the Middle Ages. Later belonged to the von Staal family for several generations. Current main building dates from c. 1760. |
Inju Manor | Innis | Vinni Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 1520 | ![]() |
Current building dates from 1894. Possibly designed by architect Rudolf von Engelhardt. |
Jälgimäe Manor | Jelgimeggi | Saku Parish | Harju County | 1656 | ![]() |
Birthplace of Nikolai von Glehn (who later built Glehn Castle) in the 19th-century. |
Jäneda Manor | Jendel | Tapa Parish | Lääne-Viru County | before 1510 | ![]() |
Belonged to Moura Budberg |
Järlepa Manor | Jerlep | Rapla Parish | Rapla County | 1688 | ![]() |
Belonged to August von Kotzebue. |
Joosu Manor | Waimel-Neuhof | Põlva Parish | Põlva County | 1731 | ![]() |
Destroyed. |
Jootme Manor | Jotma | Tapa Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 17th century | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Wrangell and von Maydell families. The current two-storey classical wooden building was completed in 1859. |
Kaagvere Manor | Kawershof | Kastre Parish | Tartu County | 1500s | ||
Kabala Manor | Kabbal | Türi Parish | Järva County | 1638 | ![]() |
Owned by the von Uexküll family. |
Kadriorg Palace | Catherinethal | Tallinn | Harju County | 1718 | ![]() |
Houses part of the Art Museum of Estonia's collection of foreign artwork. |
Kaelase Manor | Kailes | Põhja-Pärnumaa Parish | Pärnu County | 1665 | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Derfelden and von Brandt families. Partially destroyed in 1905, rebuilt. Now a schoolhouse. |
Käesalu Manor | Kaesal | Lääne-Harju Parish | Harju County | 17th century | Partial ruins. | |
Kalvi Manor | Pöddes | Viru-Nigula Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 1485 | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Essen and von Stackelberg families. |
Kammeri Manor | Duckershof | Kambja Parish | Tartu County | 16th century | Demolished; birthplace of Gregor von Helmersen. | |
Käravete Manor | Kerrafer in Kirchspiel Ampel | Järva Parish | Järva County | 17th century | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Baggehufwudt, von Rehbinder, von Wrangell and von Staal families at various times. |
Kärstna Manor | Kerstenshof | Viljandi Parish | Viljandi County | 1678 | ![]() |
Belonged to Joseph Carl von Anrep. |
Käru Manor | Kerro | Türi Parish | Järva County | 18th century | Birthplace of Ragnar Nurkse; belonged to Karl von Ditmar. | |
Kastre Manor | Kaster | Kastre Parish | Tartu County | 17th century | Associated with the Oxenstierna, von Schwengeln and von Essen families. Currently houses a nursing home. | |
Kehtna Manor | Kechtel | Kehtna Parish | Rapla County | 1470 | ![]() |
Belonged to the Beckendorff and Lilienfeld families, among others. |
Kelia Manor | Kegel in Kirchspiel Kegel | Keila | Harju County | 1433 | ![]() |
Now houses the Harjumaa Museum. |
Keila-Joa Manor | Schloss Fall | Lääne-Harju Parish | Harju County | 17th century | ![]() |
Belonged to Alexander von Benckendorff. |
Kernu Manor | Kirna | Saue Parish | Harju County | 1637 | ![]() |
The current manor house dates from the end of the 18th-century and is believed to have been designed by architect The architect Ludwig Engel. |
Kiikla Manor | Kiekel | Alutaguse Parish | Ida-Viru County | 17th century | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Rosen and von Dehn families. Currently, a children's home. |
Kiltsi Manor | Schloß Ass | Väike-Maarja Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 1466 | ![]() |
Belonged to Adam Johann von Krusenstern. |
Kirna Manor | Kirna | Türi Parish | Järva County | 1614 | ![]() |
Belonged to the Osten-Sacken family, among others. |
Kiviloo Manor | Fegefeuer | Raasiku Parish | Harju County | 1413 | ![]() |
Current building dates from between 1906–1910. Owned by the von Stackelberg family. |
Klooga Manor | Lodensee | Lääne-Harju Parish | Harju County | 1604, or earlier | ![]() |
Belonged to the Nieroths, Lohns, Klugens and von Krusensterns. Later used by the Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces. In partial ruins. |
Kodasoo Manor | Kotzum | Kuusalu Parish | Harju County | 1485, possibly earlier | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Tiesenhausen and Stael von Holstein families. |
Kodijärve Manor | Gothensee | Kambja Parish | Tartu County | 17th century | Belonged to the von Brackel and von Ackermann families. Now a care home for the elderly. | |
Kohala Manor | Tolks | Rakvere Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 1880s | ![]() |
First manor house dates from 1489, current manor house dates from the 1880s. Belonged to the von Wrangells, von Lodes, von Ungern-Sternbergs, among others. |
Kohila Manor | Koil | Kohila Parish | Rapla County | 1438 | ![]() |
Belonged to the Wrangel family, among others. |
Kõima Manor | Kaima | Pärnu | Pärnu County | c. 1800 | ![]() |
Long associated with the noble von Ditmar family. |
Kõltsu Manor | Wellenhof | Lääne-Harju Parish | Harju County | 19th century | Belonged to the von Uexküll family. | |
Kolu Manor | Kollo | Türi Parish | Järva County | 1639 | ![]() |
Associated with von Grotenhjelm, von Middendorff and von Schilling families. The main building was erected in 1890 and restored in its original form after looting in 1905. Currently in private possession. |
Kõljala Manor | Kölljall | Saaremaa Parish | Saare County | 1250 | ![]() |
Belonged to the Buxhoeveden and Osten-Sacken families. |
Kolga Manor | Kolk | Kuusalu Parish | Harju County | 1230 | Birthplace of Estonian wrestler Aleksander Aberg. | |
Kõo Manor | Wolmarshof | Põhja-Sakala Parish | Viljandi County | 1670s | ![]() |
Initially belonged to the von Wrangell family. |
Koonga Manor | Kokenkau | Lääneranna Parish | Pärnu County | 1449, or earlier | ![]() |
Belonged to the Bishopric of Ösel–Wiek. Now houses a post office. |
Koordi Manor | Kirrisaar | Paide | Järva County | 1485, or earlier | ![]() |
Belonged to various Baltic German noble families. |
Kose Manor | Kosch | Jõelähtme Parish | Harju County | 1790 | A small manor belonging to the Koch family until 1939. | |
Kose-Uuemõisa Manor | Neuenhof | Kose Parish | Harju County | 1340s | ![]() |
In the Middle Ages, a fortified manor was erected by the von Taube family. Later, belonged to the von Tiesenhausen and von Uexküll families. Now, a school. |
Kostivere Manor | Kostifer | Jõelähtme Parish | Harju County | 1379, or earlier | Main manor building was redesigned and built between 1770-1780. | |
Kõue Manor | Kau | Kose Parish | Harju County | 1241 | ![]() |
Belonged to Otto von Kotzebue. |
Kudina Manor | Kudding | Jõgeva Parish | Jõgeva County | 1447, or earlier | ![]() |
Belonged to the Taube family. |
Kukruse Manor | Kuckers | Toila Parish | Ida-Viru County | 1453 | ![]() |
Belonged to Eduard Toll. |
Kukulinna Manor | Kuckulin | Tartu Parish | Tartu County | 1553 | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Löwenwolde, von Koskull and von Löwenstern families. Current main wooden building erected in the late 19th-century. |
Kulina Manor | Kullina | Vinni Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 1546, or earlier | ![]() |
Belonged to Arthur von Kirchten prior to 1919. Formerly a schoolhouse. Currently belongs to politician and entrepreneur Anti Poolamets. |
Kumna Manor | Kumna | Harku Parish | Harju County | 17th century | ![]() |
Belonged to the Knopiuse, Lübken, von Kosküll and von Meyendorff families. |
Kuremaa Manor | Jensel | Jõgeva Parish | Jõgeva County | 16th century | ![]() |
Main building dates from 1853. Belonged to the von Oettingen family, among others. Now a vocational school. |
Kurisoo Manor | Kurrisal | Järva Parish | Järva County | 1585 | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Mohrehschildt and von Staal families. Currently the Aravete Village Museum. |
Kurista Manor | Kurrista | Kastre Parish | Tartu County | 18th century | ![]() |
Long associated with the de Villebois family. |
Kurtna Manor | Kurtna | Alutaguse Parish | Ida-Viru County | 1480 | Present building dates from the second half of the 19th century. | |
Kuusiku Manor | Saage | Rapla Parish | Rapla County | 1467, or earlier | ![]() |
Belonged to the Wrangel family, among others |
Lahmuse Manor | Lachmes | Põhja-Sakala Parish | Viljandi County | 1593 | Long associated with the von Kruedener family. Presently houses a school. | |
Laitse Manor | Laitz | Saue Parish | Harju County | 1630 | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Uexküll family, among others. |
Lasila Manor | Lassila | Rakvere Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 17th century | ![]() |
Connected to the life of Karl Ernst von Baer. |
Laupa Manor | Laupa | Türi Parish | Järva County | 17th century | ![]() |
Originally owned by the Taube family; current building was designed architect Jacques Rosenbaum in 1910 and completed in 1913. |
Leetse Manor | Leetz | Lääne-Harju Parish | Harju County | 17th century | ![]() |
Destroyed by a fire in 1993. |
Lehmja Manor | Rosenhagen | Rae Parish | Harju County | 1630s | Built by Bogislaus von Rosen. Later belonged to Pontus von Knorring. Renovated between 2005 and 2006. | |
Lehtse Manor | Lechts | Tapa Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 1467 | ![]() |
Ruined. |
Lihula Manor | Schloß Leal | Lääneranna Parish | Pärnu County | 1600s | ![]() |
Newer manor building dates to the 19th-century. |
Liigvalla Manor | Löwenwolde | Väike-Maarja Parish | Lääne-Viru County | Middle Ages | ![]() |
Originally owned by Kärkna Abbey. Later owned by the von Rehbinder and von Schilling families. |
Lohu Manor | Loal | Kohila Parish | Rapla County | 1620 | ![]() |
Belonged to by Estonian military commander Johan Pitka in the 1920s. |
Loona Manor | Kadvel/Klausholm | Saaremaa Parish | Saare County | 1480 | Located in Vilsandi National Park. | |
Luke Manor | Lugden | Nõo Parish | Tartu County | 1557, possibly earlier | Destroyed. | |
Lustivere Manor | Lustifer | Põltsamaa Parish | Jõgeva County | 1552 | ![]() |
Owned by the von Wolff, von Samson-Himmelstjerna and von Wahl families. Now, a care home for the elderly. |
Luua Manor | Ludenhof | Jõgeva Parish | Jõgeva County | 1519 | ![]() |
Birthplace of Arthur von Oettingen. |
Maardu Manor | Maart | Jõelähtme Parish | Harju County | 1397 | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Fersen, Bohn and von Brevern families. Main manor was constructed according to the drawings of Jacob Stael von Holstein in the 1660s. |
Maarjamäe Manor | Marienberg | Tallinn | Harju County | 17th century | ![]() |
Houses one part of the Estonian History Museum. |
Mäetaguse Manor | Mehntack | Alutaguse Parish | Ida-Viru County | 1542 | ![]() |
Belonged to the Wrangel family among others. |
Maidla Manor (Ida-Viru County) | Wrangelstein | Lüganuse Parish | Ida-Viru County | 1465 | ![]() |
Belonged to the Taube family, the von Fersen family and von Maydell family, among others. |
Maidla Manor (Rapla County) | Maidel | Rapla Parish | Rapla County | 1452 | ![]() |
Belonged to the Wrangel family. |
Malla Manor | Malla | Viru-Nigula Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 1443 | ![]() |
Was owned by Gustav Horn, Count of Pori in the 17th century; current building dates from the 1880s. |
Mäo Manor | Mexhof | Paide | Järva County | 16th century | ![]() |
Partially destroyed; previously owned by Lennart Torstensson, the von Stackelberg family and the von Essen family. |
Meeri Manor | Meyershof | Nõo Parish | Tartu County | 16th century | Belonged to the Meyer, Boye, von Zalusky and von Seydlitz families. | |
Mooste Manor | Moisekatz | Põlva Parish | Põlva County | 16th century | ![]() |
Founded by the von Nolcken family. |
Mõdriku Manor | Mödders | Vinni Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 1470 | ![]() |
Belonged to Alexander Kaulbars. |
Muraste Manor | Morras | Harku Parish | Harju County | 1620s | Partially destroyed by a fire in 2001. In ruins. | |
Muuga Manor | Münkenhof | Vinni Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 16th century | ![]() |
Belonged to painter Carl Timoleon von Neff. |
Nabala Manor | Nappel | Kiili Parish | Harju County | 1510, or earlier | ![]() |
Originally a Cistercian nunnery. Current building dates from the 19th century. |
Neeruti Manor | Buxhoewden | Kadrina Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 1412 | ![]() |
In ruins. Belonged to the von Rehbinder family. |
Nõmmküla | Nömmküll | Tapa Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 17th century | ![]() |
In ruins. Current wooden manor built between 1850 and 1860. Now in private ownership. |
Norra Manor | Kaltenborn | Järva Parish | Järva County | 1569 | ![]() |
Partially destroyed. |
Ohtu Manor | Ocht | Lääne-Harju Parish | Harju County | 1620s | ![]() |
Owned by the von Kursell family and others. |
Õisu Manor | Euseküll | Mulgi Parish | Viljandi County | 16th century | ![]() |
Long associated with the von Siver family. Now a vocational school. |
Olustvere Manor | Ollustfer | Põhja-Sakala Parish | Viljandi County | 16th century | ![]() |
Partially rebuilt at the end of the 19th century while owned by the von Fersen family. Current two-storey main manor completed in 1903. Now houses a tourist information centre and a kindergarten. |
Ontika Manor | Ontika | Toila Parish | Ida-Viru County | 17th century | ![]() |
Owned by the von Knorring, von Wrangell and von Clapier de Colongue families. |
Oru Palace | Orrenhof | Toila Parish | Ida-Viru County | 1899 | ![]() |
Destroyed. |
Oti Manor | Peudehof | Saaremaa Parish | Saare County | 1309, possibly earlier | Preserved as it appeared in the 1850s. | |
Pädaste Manor | Peddast | Muhu Parish | Saare County | 16th century | ![]() |
Now a luxury hotel, spa and restaurant. |
Padise Manor | Padis-Kloster | Lääne-Harju Parish | Harju County | 1780 | Currently a boutique hotel and restaurant, owned and operated by the original family, the von Ramm family. | |
Paju Manor | Luhde-Großhof | Valga Parish | Valga County | 1748 | ![]() |
The Battle of Paju, during the Estonian War of Independence took place in 1919 around the manor. |
Palmse Manor | Palms | Haljala Parish | Lääne-Viru County | Middle Ages | Located in Lahemaa National Park. | |
Palurpera Manor | Palloper | Elva Parish | Tartu County | 1582 | Owned by the von Ducker, von Rennenkampff, von Samson and the von Bruiningk families. Now, a school. | |
Pärsti Manor | Neu-Perst | Viljandi Parish | Viljandi County | 16th century | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Engelhardt, von Below, von Stryk and Clapier de Colongue families. Main wooden manor dates from 1872. |
Penijõe Manor | Pennijöggi | Lääneranna Parish | Pärnu County | 17th century | Located in Matsalu National Park. | |
Pikajärve Manor | Langensee | Kanepi Parish | Põlva County | 1749 | ![]() |
Belonged to the Schreiterfeld and Mueller families. |
Pirgu Manor | Pirk | Rapla Parish | Rapla County | 1662 | ![]() |
Owned by the von Staal family. Main building was completed in the 1820s. Restored in the 1980s. |
Põlgaste Manor | Poelcks | Kanepi Parish | Põlva County | 1628 | ![]() |
Associated with the Rothausen, von Roth and the von Oettingen families. |
Polli Manor | Pollenhof | Mulgi Parish | Viljandi County | 1720 | ![]() |
Formerly owned by the von Stryk family. |
Põlula Manor | Poll | Vinni Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 1489, or earlier | Belonged to various Baltic-German families. Now houses a school. | |
Pööravere Manor | Pörafer | Põhja-Pärnumaa Parish | Pärnu County | unknown | Destroyed; birthplace of explorer Alexander von Middendorff. | |
Pootsi Manor | Podis | Pärnu | Pärnu County | 16th century | Belonged to the von Pahlen family, the von Lilienfeld family and the von Maydell family. | |
Porkuni Manor | Borkholm | Tapa Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 1479 | ![]() |
Current manor house dates to 1870-74. Battle of Porkuni fought nearby. |
Pruuna Manor | Tois | Tapa Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 1478 | ![]() |
Main building dates from the 1860s. Currently a schoolhouse. |
Pühajärve Manor | Heiligensee, Wollust | Otepää Parish | Valga County | 1376 | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Uexküll, von Siver and other families. Main building was rebuilt in the 1880s. Destroyed in 1944. Rebuilt in 1951. |
Purdi Manor | Noistfer | Paide | Järva County | 1560 | ![]() |
Birthplace of Alexander von Ungern-Sternberg |
Purila Manor | Purgel | Rapla Parish | Rapla County | 1513 | ![]() |
Current main building was completed in the 1800s. |
Pürksi Manor | Birkas | Lääne-Nigula Parish | Lääne County | 1620 | ![]() |
Belonged to painter Johann Carl Emanuel von Ungern-Sternberg. |
Putkaste Manor | Putkas | Hiiumaa Parish | Hiiu County | 1529 | Long associated with the von Stackelberg family. In disrepair. | |
Putkaste Manor | Putkas | Lääne-Nigula Parish | Lääne County | 19th century | ![]() |
Main building erected in the early 19th century. Currently, privately owned. |
Puurmani Manor | Schloß Talkhof | Põltsamaa Parish | Jõgeva County | Middle Ages | Formerly the site of a castle of the Livonian Order. Later associated with the von Buhrmeister and von Manteuffel families. In 1877-81, the Neo-Renaissance main building was constructed. Now a schoolhouse. | |
Raadi Manor | Ratshof | Tartu | Tartu County | Middle Ages | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Liphart family. Destroyed in 1944 during the Tartu Offensive. The site is now home to the Estonian National Museum. |
Raasiku Manor | Rasik | Raasiku Parish | Harju County | Middle Ages. | ||
Rabivere Manor | Rabbifer | Kohila Parish | Rapla County | 1417 | ![]() |
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Rägavere Manor | Raggafer | Rakvere Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 1540 | ![]() |
Belonged to the Metztaken, Taube, Paykull, Schulmann, von Stackelberg, von Knorring, Kaulbars, von Herzfeld, von Dehn and Pilar von Pilchau families. |
Raikküla Manor | Rayküll | Rapla Parish | Rapla County | 1469, or earlier | ![]() |
Partially destroyed. |
Ravila Manor | Mecks | Kose Parish | Harju County | 1469 | ![]() |
Formerly owned by the von Rosen, the von Uexküll, the von Detloff, the von Manteuffel and the von Kotzebue families. Now, a care home for the elderly. |
Riisipere Manor | Neu-Riesenberg | Saue Parish | Harju County | 1394 | ![]() |
Owned by the von Stackelberg family. Formerly an orphanage. |
Rogosi Manor | Rogosinsky | Rõuge Parish | Võru County | c. 1600 | ![]() |
Established by Stanislaw Rogosinsky. Later, belonged to the von Glasenapp family. Now a schoolhouse. |
Roosna-Alliku Manor | Kaltenbrunn | Paide | Järva County | 16th century | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Stackelberg family, among others. |
Ropka Manor | Ropkoy | Tartu | Tartu County | 1531 | ![]() |
Now the suburb Ropka of Tartu; belonged to the von Taube, von Igelström and von Brasch families, among others. |
Ruila Manor | Ruil | Saue Parish | Harju County | 1417 | ![]() |
Initially belonged to the Livonian Order, then to the von Ullrich and von Bremen families. The current main building was completed in 1859. |
Saadjärve Manor | Sadjerw | Tartu Parish | Tartu County | 1628 | ![]() |
Belonged to the Wrangel family, among others. |
Saare Manor | Lückholm (Swedish: Lyckholm) | Lääne-Nigula Parish | Lääne County | 1622 | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Rosen family. Lied in ruins after World War II and was restored by the von Rosens around 2000. |
Saare Manor | Saarenhof | Mustvee Parish | Jõgeva County | 1512 | ![]() |
Demolished in the 1930s. |
Sagadi Manor | Saggad | Haljala Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 1469 | ![]() |
Located in Lahemaa National Park. |
Saka Manor | Sackhof | Toila Parish | Ida-Viru County | 1626 | Belonged to Jürgen Leslie of Aberdeen. | |
Saku Manor | Sack | Saku Parish | Harju County | 1463 | ![]() |
Possibly designed by Carlo Rossi. |
Salla Manor | Sall | Väike-Maarja Parish | Lääne-Viru County | Middle Ages | ![]() |
Long associated with the von Harpe family. Current main stone building dates from the 1770s. Currently, a school. |
Sangaste Castle | Sagnitz | Otepää Parish | Valga County | 1522 | ![]() |
Designed by architect Otto Pius Hippius. |
Sänna Manor | Sennen | Rõuge Parish | Võru County | Middle Ages | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Budberg, von Vietinghoff and von Fusch families. Current manor house dates from 1875. Currently houses a library and a community centre. |
Särevere Manor | Serrefer | Türi Parish | Järva County | 17th century | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Uexküll-Güldenbandt, von Wrangell and the von Schilling families. The main building was completed at the second half of the 19th century, most probably by rebuilding the former Baroque building. |
Sargvere Manor | Sarkfer | Paide | Järva County | 1722 | ![]() |
Belonged to various Baltic German noble families including the von Essen family, the von Stackelberg family, among others. |
Saue Manor | Friedrichshof | Saue Parish | Harju County | 17th century | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Scharenberg, the von Fersen, the von Rehbinder, the von Ruckteschell and the von Straelborn families. |
Sausti Manor | Gross-Sauss | Kiili Parish | Harju County | 1453 | ![]() |
Belonged to various Baltic German noble families, including the Tiesenhausen family. |
Seidla Manor | Seydell | Järva Parish | Järva County | 1639 | Belonged to the von Mohrenschildt, von Vietinghoff and the von Schilling families. | |
Seli Manor | Sellie | Rapla Parish | Rapla County | 1474 | ![]() |
Belonged to the Pirita Convent during the Middle Ages. Main building was rebuilt several times in the 19th and the 20th-centuries. Now houses the Freedom Fighters' (WWII veterans) Health Centre. |
Sillapää Manor | Rappin | Räpina Parish | Põlva County | 1582 | ![]() |
Also known as Räpina Manor. Belonged to Bengt Oxenstierna. |
Sõmerpalu Manor | Sommerpahlen | Võru Parish | Võru County | 1544 | ![]() |
Built as a vassal stronghold by the von Kursell family. The current main building was completed during the ownership of the von Moeller family in the 1860s. Now privately owned. |
Suure-Kõpu Manor | Gross-Köppu | Põhja-Sakala Parish | Viljandi County | 1487 | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Stryk family. Now a schoolhouse. |
Suure-Lähtru Manor | Gross-Lächtigall | Lääne-Nigula Parish | Lääne County | 16th century | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Baranoff, von Stryk and the von Ramm families. The current main building dates from 1778 and is currently in private ownership. |
Suuremõisa Manor | Grossenhof | Hiiumaa Parish | Hiiu County | 16th century | Belonged to Jacob De la Gardie and later, pirate Otto Reinhold Ludwig von Ungern-Sternberg. | |
Taagepera Castle | Wagenküll | Tõrva Parish | Valga County | 16th century | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Stackelberg family, among others. |
Taali Manor | Staelenhof | Tori Parish | Pärnu County | 17th century | ![]() |
Belonged to the Staël von Holstein family. |
Tahkuranna Manor | Tackerort | Häädemeeste Parish | Pärnu County | 1560, or earlier | ![]() |
Formerly owned by Franz Bernhard von Thurn und Valsassina. Birthplace of Estonian songwriter Karl Ramm. |
Tähtvere Manor | Techelfer | Nõo Parish | Tartu County | 1515 | ![]() |
Now owned by the Estonian University of Life Sciences. |
Tammistu Manor | Tammist | Tartu Parish | Tartu County | 18th century | ![]() |
Current Classical main building of stone was added in the 19th-century. |
Tilsi Manor | Tilsi | Põlva Parish | Põlva County | 1749 | ![]() |
Partially destroyed. |
Tohisoo Manor | Tois | Kohila Parish | Rapla County | 17th century | ![]() |
Belonged to numerous Baltic German and Swedish noble families, including the von Essen family and the Wrangel family. |
Torma | Padefest | Jõgeva Parish | Jõgeva County | 1493 | ![]() |
Current main building dates from the 1830s. |
Tõstamaa Manor | Testama | Pärnu | Pärnu County | 1553 | ![]() |
Belonged to Alexander von Staël-Holstein |
Tuudi Manor | Tuttomäggi | Lääneranna Parish | Pärnu County | 17th century | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Gersdorff and Edler von Rennenkampff families. |
Uderna Manor | Uddern | Elva Parish | Tartu County | 1486 | ![]() |
Belonged to the Tiesenhausen family. |
Udeva Manor | Uddewa | Järva Parish | Järva County | 1594 | ![]() |
Destroyed. |
Udriku Manor | Uddrich | Kadrina Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 1642 | ![]() |
Belonged to Henrik von Rehbinder. |
Üksnurme Manor | Uxnorm | Saku Parish | Harju County | 1630 | ![]() |
Current main building built in the 1860s by the von der Pahlen family. Now privately owned and in disrepair. |
Ulvi Manor | Oehrten | Vinni Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 1489, or earlier | ![]() |
Belonged to the Clapier de Colongue and von Winkler families. Currently a community center and seat for the local government. |
Undla Manor | Undel | Kadrina Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 1453, or earlier | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Dellingshausen family for many generations. The current main building was constructed in 1877. Currently houses a nursing home. |
Ungru Manor | Linden | Haapsalu | Lääne County | 1523 | ![]() |
Last construction on the manor occurred in 1893 by the Ungern-Sternberg family. Never completed, in ruins. |
Uuemõisa Manor | Neuenhof | Haapsalu | Lääne County | 1539 | ![]() |
Belonged to Eugenie Mikhailovna Shakhovskaya. |
Uue-Põltsamaa Manor | Neu-Oberpahlen | Põltsamaa Parish | Jõgeva County | c. 1750 | Belonged to the von Lilienfeld family. Currently privately owned. | |
Uue-Suislepa | Neu-Suislep | Viljandi Parish | Viljandi County | 1796 | ![]() |
Associated with the von Mengden and von Kruedener families. Now houses a school. |
Uue-Varbla | Neu-Werpel | Lääneranna Parish | Pärnu County | 1799 | ![]() |
Built by the von Nascakin family. Currently houses a small museum dedicated to local history. |
Vääna Manor | Faehna | Harku Parish | Harju County | 1325 | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Stackelberg family; Otto Magnus von Stackelberg was born there. |
Väätsa Manor | Waetz | Türi Parish | Järva County | 1620-1630 | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Baranoff and von Seydlitz families. The Early Classicist main building, constructed around 1800, is now used as a schoolhouse. The manor hall was renovated in 2002. |
Väikemõisa Manor | Kleinhof | Viljandi Parish | Viljandi County | 19th century | ![]() |
Founded as a support manor of Karula manor. Owned by the von Helmersen family. Now houses an orphange. |
Väimela Manor | Waimel, Alt-Waimel | Võru Parish | Võru County | 1590, or earlier | ![]() |
Belonged to von Richter and von Loewen families. Currently houses a vocational school. |
Vaimõisa Manor | Waddemois | Märjamaa Parish | Rapla County | 1494 | Birthplace of Gustav Heinrich von Wetter-Rosenthal, Reinhold Johann von Nasackin, Friedrich Hubert Wendach. | |
Valkla Manor | Wallküll | Kuusalu Parish | Harju County | 1627 | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Wrangell, von Brevern, von Nascakin and von Ramm families. Main building was constructed in the 1760s. Currently houses a nursing home. |
Väinjärve Manor | Weinjerwen | Järva Parish | Järva County | after 1663 | ![]() |
Birthplace of the first Imperial Russian general of Estonian descent Johann von Michelsohnen. |
Vanamõisa Manor | Altenhof | Haljala Parish | Lääne-Viru County | c. 1660 | Owned by the von Brevern family. | |
Vana-Nursi Manor | Alt-Nursie | Rõuge Parish | Võru County | 1688 | ![]() |
Partially destroyed. Belonged to the von Freymann, von Herzberg and von Wahl families. The articulated Neo-Renaissance main building was completed in the 1860s. |
Vana-Vigala Manor | Fickel | Märjamaa Parish | Rapla County | 13th century | Belonged to the von Uexküll family. Main building was constructed in the 1770s, slightly altered in the 1860s. Now houses a school. | |
Vana-Võidu Manor | Alt-Woidoma | Viljandi Parish | Viljandi County | c. 1504 | ![]() |
Belonged to von Stryk family. for a long time. Now houses a vocational education centre. |
Varangu Manor | Warrang | Haljala Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 17th century | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Krusenstern and von Schilling families. |
Vasalemma Manor | Wassalem | Lääne-Harju Parish | Harju County | 1825 | ![]() |
Designed by architect Konstantin Wilcken for Eduard von Baggehufwudt. |
Vasta Manor | Waschel | Viru-Nigula Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 1389 | ![]() |
First mentioned in 1389, the main building was constructed around 1800. Now houses a school. |
Vastse-Kambja Manor | Gut Neu-Kamby | Kambja Parish | Tartu County | 17th century | Now houses a municipality administration. | |
Vatla Manor | Wattel | Lääneranna Parish | Pärnu County | 16th century | ![]() |
Main building was constructed during the 1810s and the 1820s. Now houses a school. |
Veltsi Manor | Weltz | Rakvere Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 1709 | ![]() |
Owned by the von Dehn family. Main manor building was constructed c. 1900. |
Vihterpalu Manor | Wichterpal | Lääne-Harju Parish | Harju County | 1622 | ![]() |
Granted to Thomas von Ramm by Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus. Remained in the von Ramm family until the early 20th-century. |
Vihula Manor | Viol | Haljala Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 1501 | ![]() |
Located in Lahemaa National Park. |
Viimsi Manor | Wiems | Jõelähtme Parish | Harju County | Middle Ages | ![]() |
Current manor house dates from after 1865. Owned by the von Stenbock, von Buxhoevden, von Maydell and von Schottländer families. Former summer home of Estonian military commander and statesman Johan Laidoner. |
Viitina Manor | Kosse | Rõuge Parish | Võru County | 1542 | ![]() |
Belonged to mystic Barbara von Krüdener. |
Viljandi Manor | Schloß Fellin | Viljandi | Viljandi County | 17th century | ![]() |
Belonged to the Ungern-Sternberg family. |
Visusti Manor | Wissust | Jõgeva Parish | Jõgeva County | 1473, or earlier | Original structure burned in 1932. Partially rebuilt. Belonged to the Oettingen family. Physician and ophthalmologist Georg von Oettingen and theologian and statistician Alexander von Oettingen were born in Visusti Manor. | |
Viti Manor | Wittenpöwel | Harku Parish | Harju County | 1630 | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Wistinghausen and von Stackelberg families for several generations. Belonged to author Eduard Vilde's father in the 1890s. Currently houses an orphanage. |
Võhmuta Manor | Wechmuth | Tapa Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 17th century | ![]() |
Belonged to the von Hoeppener, von Tiesenhausen, von Baumgarten, von Essen and Zoege von Manteuffel families. Now in disrepair. |
Vohnja Manor | Fonal | Kadrina Parish | Lääne-Viru County | 1504 | ![]() |
Belonged to the Oxenstierna and Tiesenhausen families, among others. |
Võidula Manor | Karolinenhof | Põhja-Pärnumaa Parish | Pärnu County | 1822 | First established as a glass factory of the Vana-Vändra estate. Main wooden manor built in 1872. | |
Võisiku Manor | Woiseck | Põltsamaa Parish | Jõgeva County | 1558 | ![]() |
Birthplace of Friedrich Amelung, cultural historian, businessman and chess endgame composer. |
Voltveti Manor | Tignitz | Saarde Parish | Pärnu County | 1601 | ![]() |
Present main building built in 1830. Now a vocational school. |
Vooru Manor | Worroküll | Viljandi Parish | Viljandi County | 16th century | Partially destroyed; briefly belonged to August von Kotzebue |
See also
- Baltic nobility
- Baltic Germans
- List of palaces and manor houses in Latvia
- List of castles
- List of castles in Estonia
- List of castles in Latvia
- List of castles in Lithuania
Additional information
References
- ^ Sakk, Ivar (2004). Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Tallinn: Sakk & Sakk OÜ. ISBN 9949-10-117-4.
Sources
- Hein, Ants (2009). Eesti Mõisad - Herrenhäuser in Estland - Estonian Manor Houses. Tallinn: Tänapäev. ISBN 978-9985-62-765-5.
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