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Aaspere is a village in
Aaspere manor (german: Kattentack) was mentioned for the first time in the 16th century. The current building received its appearance around 1800. The manor is one of the finest examples in Estonia of neoclassical manor house architecture. The manor was damaged in a fire in 1966. The manor is surrounded by a grandly designed park.
The last owner before the Estonian
Aaspere manor
at Estonian Manors Portal {{Manor houses in Estonia Villages in Lääne-Viru County Manor houses in Estonia Kreis Wierland
Haljala Parish
Haljala Parish ( et, Haljala vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County. It has a population of 4297 (2021) and an area of 549 km².
Populated places Small borough
Haljala - Võsu
Villages
Aaspere - Aasu - Aasume ...
, Lääne-Viru County
Lääne-Viru County ( et, Lääne-Viru maakond or ''Lääne-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland. In Estonian, ''lääne'' means western and ''ida'' means east or eastern ...
, in northeastern Estonia
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. It is about 20 kilometres away from Rakvere.
Aaspere manor
Aaspere manor (german: Kattentack) was mentioned for the first time in the 16th century. The current building received its appearance around 1800. The manor is one of the finest examples in Estonia of neoclassical manor house architecture. The manor was damaged in a fire in 1966. The manor is surrounded by a grandly designed park.
The last owner before the Estonian land reform
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in 1919 was , who was a strong supporter of the idea of creating a German-dominated United Baltic Duchy
The United Baltic Duchy (german: Vereinigtes Baltisches Herzogtum, lv, Apvienotā Baltijas hercogiste, et, Balti Hertsogiriik), or alternatively the Grand Duchy of Livonia, was the name proposed during World War I by leaders of the local B ...
after World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
.
Notable residents
Aaspere was the birthplace of physician and botanist Bernhard Saarsoo (1899–1964).References
External links
Aaspere manor
at Estonian Manors Portal {{Manor houses in Estonia Villages in Lääne-Viru County Manor houses in Estonia Kreis Wierland