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Linde Manor
Linde Manor (german: Gut Linden) was a manor house in Linde, Birzgale Parish, Ogre Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia. It is situated on the left bank of the Daugava. It was destroyed during the First World War and never restored, only minor ruins remain. Detailed sketches of Linde Manor have been preserved. The 18th century Linde Manor Gates and Linde Manor Park are architectural monuments of national significance and have been preserved. History Linde Manor is mentioned as early as the 13th century, when it belonged to the von Lindu family. In 1542 the manor was acquired by Johann von Plettenberg. The gate of Linde manor was built in 1767. Linde Manor Park, which was designed and created in 1767–1772, is 7.4 hectares. It has Dutch linden plantations that have created special gazebos. The possible author of the garden project is Brethners, the home teacher of the daughter of the manor owner Georg Friedrich von Plettenberg. After the death of Georg Frie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birzgale Parish
Birzgale Parish ( lv, Birzgales pagasts) is an administrative territorial entity of the Ogre Municipality, Latvia. The entire parish is on the left bank of the Daugava, in the region of Semigallia. The parish borders with Tome Parish, Vecumnieki Municipality Vecumnieki Parish and Valle Parish, Jaunjelgava Municipality Jaunjelgava, its rural territory and Sērene Parish, along Daugava with Skrīveri Municipality, Lielvārde Municipality Lielvārde city, its rural territory and Jumprava Parish. History In the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia in the 16th century Linde Manor belonged to Pletenberg family, in 1567 the Linde-Birzgale parish region was formed, which later belonged to . In 1752, the pastoral manor house Gotthard Friedrich Stenders burned down completely. The pastoral manor burned down for the second time in 1824, when the entire church archive was destroyed. In 1769, Linde's landlord designated four villages as the pastors of the pastor's manor, later the cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophia Von Mengden
Sophia von Mengden (1760 — 1848) was a major Baltic German landowner. Born Sophie Elisabeth von Plettenberg, she was the daughter of George Friedrich von Plettenberg and Elisabeth Benigna von Hohen-Astenberg. In 1779 she married Gotthard Johann von (1752 — 1786). After the death of her spouse, she became a major landholder with residence in Mitau. She is regarded to have been one of the more significant landowners in Latvia of her time. She moved to London in 1813. Even before abolition of serfdom in Livonia in 1816, in her capacity as the owner of Linde Manor Sophia von Mengden published three law books for her people, namely, "Duties, Works and Hearings of Linde and Birzgale Parishes" (1796), "Soldiers 'or Recruits' Messli" (1805) and "Linde and Birzgale Farmer's or Parish Court" (1805). Arveds Švābe. Rights of Kurzeme Manor (1931) See also * Linde Manor * Free agriculturalist Free agriculturalists (russian: Во́льные хлебопа́шцы, Свободны ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Palaces And Manor Houses In Latvia
This is a list of palaces and manor houses in Latvia built after the 16th century. Palaces and manors which are now part of the Zemgale region were then part of the Selonia region, and therefore are differentiated for clarity. This list does not include castles, which are listed in a separate article. And as there are more than 1000 manor houses and palaces in Latvia, this list is incomplete. Courland Semigallia Selonia Vidzeme Latgale See also * List of castles in Latvia *List of castles *List of castles in Estonia *List of palaces and manor houses in Estonia *List of palaces and manor houses in Lithuania *List of castles in Lithuania References Sources *Kurland Property Records {{Castles in Latvia * * Palaces and manor houses Palaces and manor houses Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Von Hahn
The House of Hahn (originally Hane and Hanen) is an ancient German-Baltic noble family which was prominent in the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia and on the Baltic Island Ösel. It was founded in 1230. It is also part of the old Mecklenburg noble family, first mentioned on October 30th, 1230. The Mecklenburg clan branched out at the turn of the 14th century into a Mecklenburg and a Courland clan. Later, the family carried the title Baron or Baron (Baroness, Baroness, Freifrau, Freiin). Ludolf Hahn (around 1300) is mentioned as the ancestor of the Baltic lines, whose descendants later established their residence with Heinrich von Hahn (around 1518) in Postenden near Talsen. Johann August von Hahn (around 1725 - 1799) descended from the Saaremaa von Hahns. Both family lines carried the same coat of arms. Origins The origin of the name and the family is not clear. The first Hahn, with whom this coat of arms is associated, is mentioned in the historical annals as Eckhard I, or "E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian War Of Independence
The Latvian War of Independence ( lv, Latvijas Neatkarības karš), sometimes called Latvia's freedom battles () or the Latvian War of Liberation (), was a series of military conflicts in Latvia between 5 December 1918, after the newly proclaimed Republic of Latvia was invaded by Soviet Russia, and the signing of the Latvian-Soviet Riga Peace Treaty on 11 August 1920. The war can be divided into a few stages: Soviet offensive, German-Latvian liberation of Kurzeme and Riga, Estonian-Latvian liberation of Vidzeme, Bermontian offensive, Latvian-Polish liberation of Latgale. The war involved Latvia (its provisional government supported by Estonia, Poland and the Western Allies—particularly the navy of United Kingdom) against the Russian SFSR and the Bolsheviks' short-lived Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic. Germany and the Baltic nobility added another level of intrigue, initially being nominally allied to the Nationalist/Allied force but attempting to jockey for German domina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltische Landeswehr
The Baltic Landwehr or ("Baltic Territorial Army") was the name of the unified armed forces of Courland, Couronian and Governorate of Livonia, Livonian Baltic nobility, nobility from 7 December 1918 to 3 July 1919. Command structure The Landeswehr was subordinated to the Ober Ost, German VI Reserve Corps which Generalmajor Rüdiger von der Goltz (military governor of Liepāja , Libau in Latvia from 1 February 1919) commanded from 2 February 1919. Major Alfred Fletcher and Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Alexander commanded the Landeswehr during its operations. Commanders * Major Emil von Scheibler (7 December 1918 - 6 February 1919) * Major Alfred Fletcher (6 February 1919 - 3 July 1919) * Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Alexander (British; July 1919) History After the November 11, 1918, Armistice with Germany (Compiègne), armistice the Military Inter-Allied Commission of Control, Inter-Allied Commission of Control insisted that the German troops remain in the Baltic countries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Land Reform Of 1920
The Latvian Land Reform of 1920 ( lv, 1920. gada agrārā reforma Latvijā) was a land reform act expropriating land under the Republic of Latvia in 1920 (during the Latvian War of Independence shortly after independence). The agrarian reform law of 1920 sought to transfer most of the land from Baltic German nobles to Latvian farmers. On September 16, 1920 Constitutional Assembly of Latvia passed the law of the Land reform, which would break up large landholdings and redistribute land to those peasants who worked it and to the newly created Latvian State Land Fund. Similar land reforms were carried out in Estonia (1919), Lithuania (March 29, 1922) and Poland (December 28, 1925). Background Before World War I some 2% of landowners owned 53% of land in Kurzeme and Vidzeme, in Latgale it was 38%. The Agrarian reform Law of September 16, 1920 created State Land Fund which took over 61% of all land. Objective The main objectives of the reform were several - the creation of new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courland Governorate
The Courland Governorate, also known as the Province of Courland, Governorate of Kurland (german: Kurländisches Gouvernement; russian: Курля́ндская губерния, translit=Kurljándskaja gubernija; lv, Kurzemes guberņa; lt, Kuršo gubernija; et, Kuramaa kubermang) and known from 1795 to 1796 as the Viceroyalty of Courland was one of the Baltic governorates of the Russian Empire, that is now part of the Republic of Latvia. The governorate was created in 1795 out of the territory of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia that was incorporated into the Russian Empire as the province of Courland with its capital at Mitau (now Jelgava), following the third partition of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Courland and Livonia were united to form new state Republic of Latvia on 18 November 1918. Geography The governorate was bounded in the north by the Baltic Sea, the Gulf of Riga and the Governorate of Livonia; west by the Baltic Sea; south by the Vilna Governor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christoph Haberland
Christoph Haberland ( lv, Kristofs Hāberlands) was a Baltic German architect, chief architect of Riga and is considered one of the most illustrious masters of classical architecture in Latvian history. Biography Christoph Haberland was born in Riga to a mason on 1 January 1750. Both his parents originated from Saxony. In early age he started to learn from his father — mason Johann Andreas Haberland, who came from Saxony and in 1749 became a citizen of the city of Riga.Jānis ZilgalviThe revival of the Liepupe Manor - synthesis of the values of the architectural and cultural - historical environment over time.Scientific Journal of Latvia University of Agriculture Landscape Architecture and Art, Volume 5, Number 5 Later Christoph Haberland traveled to Germany and as a journeyman studied in Berlin and Dresden. In 1777 Haberland returned to Riga, passed his exam of master craftsmen and was admitted in the mason guild. In 1778 he becomes the assistant of the Riga chief architect J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Map
] Green Maps are locally created environmentally themed maps with a universal symbol set and map-making resources provided by the non-profit Green Map System. Based on the principles of cartography each Green Map plots the locations of a community's natural, cultural and sustainable resources such as recycling centers, heritage sites, community gardens and socially conscious businesses, as well as hazards and challenges to health and wellbeing. Green Maps have been made in 65 countries. History Green Maps are an educational and environmental communication tool for advocacy and public awareness first created for New York City by eco-designer Wendy Brawer of Modern World Design in 1992 as seen at thGreen Apple Mapwebsite. The global Green Map System was formed as a result of the response to this first Green Map. Since 1995, Green Mapmaking has grown steadily around the world. The nonprofit’s first mapping platform debuted in 2009 and has over 41,000 locally charted sites aopengre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogre Municipality
Ogre Municipality ( lv, Ogres novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2002 by merging Ogre town and Ogresgals Parish. In 2009 it absorbed Krape Parish, Ķeipene Parish, Laubere Parish, Madliena Parish, Mazozoli Parish, Meņģele Parish, Suntaži Parish and Taurupe Parish, the administrative centre being Ogre. The population in 2021 was 57,617. During the 2021 Latvian administrative reform, the previous municipality was merged with Ikšķile Municipality, Ķegums Municipality and Lielvārde Municipality. The new municipality now fully corresponds with the area of the former Ogre District. Population Twin towns – sister cities Ogre is twinned with: * Ånge, Sweden * Bollnäs, Sweden * Chernihiv, Ukraine * Hengelo, Netherlands * Jõhvi, Estonia * Joué-lès-Tours, France * Kelmė, Lithuania * Kerava, Finland * Maymana, Afghanistan * Popasna, Ukraine * Slonim, Belarus Images Ogres novada karte.png, Boundaries of the municipa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolter Von Plettenberg
Wolter (or Walter) von Plettenberg (c. 1450 – February 28, 1535) was the Master (''Landmeister'') of the Livonian Order from 1494 to 1535 and one of the greatest leaders of the Teutonic knights. He was an important early Baltic German. Biography Wolter von Plettenberg was born in Welver (in Meyerich Castle), Westphalia. Belonging to the House of Plettenberg, he was the first child of his father Berthold von Plettenberg and his mother Gosteke Lappe, but had at least seven siblings. He went to work at the Fort of Narva at the age of ten and joined the Teutonic Order when he was about 14. In 1489 he was elected to marshal of the Order (''Landmarschall''), in 1491 he fought successfully against the city of Riga and was elected master in 1494. That same year Moscow closed down the Hanseatic office in Novgorod and imprisoned Hanseatic merchants (most of them Livonians) there. Livonia was drifting into war with Muscovite Russia. After negotiations in 1498 failed, Plettenb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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