Albu is a village in

Järva Parish Järva Parish is a municipality in Järva County, Estonia. It was created in 2017 as a merger of 6 municipalities: Albu Parish, Ambla Parish, Imavere Parish, Järva-Jaani Parish, Kareda Parish Kareda Parish ( et, Kareda vald) was a rural munic ...

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in northern-central

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Albu Manor

Albu Manor (german: Alp) is the oldest manor in Järva County, mentioned for the first time in written sources in 1282. Fragments of the medieval walls are still preserved in the basement of the current manor house. The manor belonged to the

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until the

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. The present building was begun in 1717 and finished in 1742, when

Gustaf Otto Douglas Count Gustaf (also Gustav) Otto Douglas (23 February 1687 – 2 February 1771) was a Swedish mercenary of Scottish descent, grandson of Robert Douglas, Count of Skenninge. He was captured by the Russian army in the Battle of Poltava during the ro ...

was the owner of the estate. An academy for orphans from aristocratic families is said to have operated at Albu 1718–1740. The manor house is an example of baroque manor house architecture, with a veranda added in 1888. The interior holds some remarkable original wall and ceiling decorations, which were discovered during a renovation in 1995, as well as other notable architectural details.

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Albu Manor
at Estonian Manors Portal {{Manor houses in Estonia Villages in Järva County Manor houses in Estonia Kreis Jerwen