Kiltsi Manor ( et, Kiltsi mõis) (also known as Schloß Aß, Schloss Ass, or Gilsenhof) is a knight’s manor in

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, present day

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. It is number 16079 on the Estonian State Register of Cultural Monuments.

History

Kiltsi Manor is first recorded in 1466. It is believed to have been built in the 14th or 15th century in what was then Kiltsi Castle which was destroyed in the

Livonian War The Livonian War (1558–1583) was the Russian invasion of Old Livonia, and the prolonged series of military conflicts that followed, in which Tsar Ivan the Terrible of Russia (Muscovy) unsuccessfully fought for control of the region (pre ...

. In the

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Kiltsi belonged to the Gilsens, from which it gets its German name ''Gilsenhof''. In the 17th century, Kiltsi was in Asseri parish, and was thus under he ownership of the Uexküll, Zoeged, Mannteuffel, and Rosen families. In 1784 Kiltsi manor was acquired by Major Hermann Johann von Beckendorff, who built a new main house in early classical style (with non-classical turrets) within the manor walls in 1790. From 1816 the manor belonged to famed explorer and scholar Adam Johann von Krusenstern until his death at Kiltsi in 1846. The manor stayed in the Krusenstern family until the early part of the 20th century. The manor’s last private owner was Alfred von Uexkll-Gyldenband. Since 1920 the manor has been home to a school.

Gallery

File:Kiltsi mõisa frontoon.jpg, Kiltsi main building with the Benckendorff and Brevern arms. File:Kiltsi mõisa valitsejamaja ja peahoone.jpg, Kiltsi Manor File:Kiltsi linnus 1.jpg, The manor seen from the right before the restoration work of 2008–2010 File:Kiltsi linnus 2.jpg, The manor seen from the left before the restoration work of 2008–2010 File:Kiltsi mõisa teenijatemaja 16083.jpg, Servants' quarters File:Kiltsi mõisa piimaköök 16084.jpg, The dairy kitchen File:Kiltsi mõisa hobusetall 16085.jpg, Stables File:Kiltsi mõisa peahoone.jpg, Panorama of the manor File:Stone bridge in Kiltsi manor park.jpg, Stone bridge in Kiltsi manor park

References

*Ants Hein.''Kiltsi mõis.'' Võsupere, VR Kirjastus 2011. ''(in Estonian)''

External links

Kiltsi Manor, No. 16079
on the State Register of Cultural Monuments
Commemorative postage stampKiltsi manor estate portal in Estonia
''(in Estonian)''
Kiltsi manor
at Väike-Maarja Municipality

of Johann Christoph Brotze collection: Plan of "Das Schloß Ass" ''(in German)'' {{Authority control Väike-Maarja Parish Manor houses in Estonia Buildings and structures in Lääne-Viru County Kreis Wierland Tourist attractions in Lääne-Viru County

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