Tõstamaa is a

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( et, alevik) in

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municipality,

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, southwestern

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. Tõstamaa has a population of 466 (as of 1 January 2020). Tõstamaa St. Mary's Lutheran church was built in 1763–1768.

Tõstamaa Manor

Tõstamaa Manor (german: Testama) was first mentioned in 1553 as ''Testama'', when it belonged to the

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. Later the owners have been the Kursells,

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s and

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s. The Early-Classical two-storey main building was built in 1804. During a renovation in 1997, several original painted ceilings were uncovered. The manor was dispossessed in 1919 and since 1921 a local school (

Tõstamaa Keskkool Tõstamaa is a Populated places in Estonia, small borough ( et, alevik) in Pärnu municipality, Pärnu County, southwestern Estonia. Tõstamaa has a population of 466 (as of 1 January 2020). Tõstamaa St. Mary's Lutheran church was built in 1763 ...

) is operating in the main building. The most famous inhabitant of the manor is probably orientalist

Alexander von Staël-Holstein Alexander Wilhelm Freiherr Staël von Holstein (, January 1, 1877, in Testama manor, Governorate of Livonia, Russian EmpireMarch 16, 1937, in Peiping, Republic of China); was a Baltic German aristocrat, Russian and Estonian orientalist, sinol ...

, who grew up and spent his childhood at the manor.

Notable people

Ellinor Aiki Ellinor Aiki (11 January 1893 – 25 October 1969)Vaal Galeri.
Retrieved 12 May 2016. wa ...

(1893-1969), painter, born in Tõstamaa *

Urmas Eero Liiv Urmas Eero Liiv (born 17 November 1966, in Tõstamaa, Pärnu County) is an Estonian film and television director. 2001-2012 he was the creative leader ( et, loovjuht) of the television channel Kanal 2. Since 2021 he is the creative leader of TV3 ...

(born 1966), film director, born in Tõstamaa *

Artur Uritamm Artur Uritamm (9 September 1901 in Tõstamaa – 8 July 1982 in Pärnu) was an Estonian classical composer, organist and pedagogue. Uritamm was a student of Artur Kapp at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, graduating in 1937. He was on ...

(1901–1982), composer, born in Tõstamaa

Gallery

File:Tõstamaa alevi keskväljak.jpg, Central square in Tõstamaa File:Tõstamaa kirik.JPG, Tõstamaa St. Mary's Lutheran church File:Tõstamaa mõis.jpg, Tõstamaa Manor File:Tõstamaa mõisa peatrepp.jpg, Lobby of the manor File:Tõstamaa jõgi.jpg, Tõstamaa River in winter

References

External links

Tõstamaa Parish

Tõstamaa Manor
at Estonian Manors Portal
Tõstamaa high school
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tostamaa Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia Manor houses in Estonia Kreis Pernau