Suure-Lähtru (german: Groß-Lechtigall) is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

Suure-Lähtru manor

The history of the estate goes back to the end of the 16th century. During the centuries, it has belonged to several different aristocratic families. During much of the 20th century, the manor was used as a school house. The current building was completed in 1778, and was designed by Johann Andreas Jaenichen, while most of the stucco work was done by Johann Caspar Mohr, who was province architect of Estonia and who also designed the Stenbock House (the current seat of the Government of Estonia) in Tallinn. A fine

rococo Rococo (, also ), less commonly Roccoco or Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and theatrical style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpted moulding, ...

stair is still preserved in the house.

Notable people

*Mart Helme (born 1949), politician, has owned the manor building since 1996 and is currently residing there.

References

Villages in Lääne County Manor houses in Estonia Kreis Wiek {{Lääne-geo-stub

Suure-Lähtru manor

Notable people

See also

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