Suure-Lähtru () is a village in
Lääne-Nigula Parish
Lääne-Nigula Parish () is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne County. It has a population of 7,041 (as of 1 January 2019) and an area of .
Lääne-Nigula Parish was established by merging Oru, Risti, and Taebla parishes after the mu ...
,
Lääne County
Lääne County ( or ''Läänemaa'', literally "Western land"; ; ) is one of the 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in western Estonia and borders the Baltic Sea to the north, Harju County to the north-east, Rapla County to the east, Pärnu Cou ...
, in western
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
.
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
Stenbock House () is a prominent neo-classical building located on Toompea hill, Tallinn. It is the official seat of the Government of Estonia.
History
The history of the Stenbock house goes back to the 1780s, when the local administration of ...
(the current seat of the Government of Estonia) in Tallinn. A fine
rococo
Rococo, less commonly Roccoco ( , ; or ), also known as Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and dramatic style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpte ...
stair is still preserved in the house.
Notable people
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Mart Helme
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Mart Helme (, born 31 October 1949) is an Estonian politician, diplomat and historian who served as the Ministry of the Interior (Estonia), Minister of the Interior from 2019 to 2020. He was the longtime chairman of the national conservative Co ...
(born 1949), politician, has owned the manor building since 1996 and is currently residing there.
See also
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List of palaces and manor houses in Estonia
This is a list of palaces and manor houses in Estonia. This list does not include castles, which are listed in a List of castles in Estonia, separate article. As there are at least 400 manor houses in Estonia, this list is incomplete.
Palaces an ...
References
Villages in Lääne County
Manor houses in Estonia
Kreis Wiek
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