List of palaces and manor houses in Estonia

Saku manor house

This is the List of palaces and manor houses in Estonia. This list does not include castles, which are listed in a separate article. And as there are at least 400 manor houses in Estonia, this list is incomplete.^[1]

Palaces and manor houses in Estonia

Name	Name in German	Location	County	Established	Picture	Notes
Aa Manor	Haakhof	Lüganuse Parish	Ida-Viru County	1426	100px	Now an assisted living facility for the elderly
Ääsmäe Manor	Essemäggi	Saue Parish	Harju County	1574		King John III of Sweden presented the estate as a gift to his secretary Johann Berends in 1574. Current building dates from the 1770s.
Aaspere Manor	Kattentack	Haljala Parish	Lääne-Viru County	16th century	100px
Aavere Manor	Afer	Väike-Maarja Parish	Lääne-Viru County	1765	100px	Partially destroyed; belonged to the Tiesenhausen and Harpe families
Adavere Manor	Addafer	Põltsamaa Parish	Jõgeva County	17th century		Belonged to the von Stackelberg family, among others
Ahja Manor	Aya	Ahja Parish	Põlva County	1553		Belonged to the Oxenstierna family and later, Johann Ernst Glück
Alatskivi Castle	Allatzkiwwi	Alatskivi Parish	Tartu County	16th century		Now partly houses the Eduard Tubin Museum
Albu Manor	Alp	Albu Parish	Järva County	1282	100px	Belonged to Gustaf Otto Douglas
Alu Manor	Allo	Rapla Parish	Rapla County	1409		Belonged to the von Uexküll, Wrangel and Tiesenhausen families, among others
Anija Manor	Annia	Anija Parish	Harju County	1482	100px
Arkna Manor	Arknal	Rakvere Parish	Lääne-Viru County	1527	100px
Aruküla Manor (Järva County)	Arroküll	Koeru Parish	Järva County	17th century		Belonged to Karl Wilhelm von Toll
Aruküla manor (Harju County)	Arroküll	Raasiku Parish	Harju County	17th century	100px
Atla Manor	Groß-Attel	Juuru Parish	Rapla County	1422	100px
Avanduse Manor	Awandus	Väike-Maarja Parish	Lääne-Viru County	1494		Belonged to Fyodor Litke
Eivere Manor	Eyefer	Paide Parish	Järva County	1552	100px
Ervita Manor	Erwita	Koeru Parish	Järva County	1663	100px	Belonged to Gotthard Johann von Knorring
Glehn Castle		Nõmme district, Tallinn	Harju County	1886	100px	Built and owned by Nikolai von Glehn
Härgla Manor	Herküll	Juuru Parish	Rapla County	1516	100px	Belonged to a succession of owners, including the von Uexküll and von Stackelberg families
Harku Manor	Hark	Harku Parish	Harju County	1372
Hatu Manor	Hattoküll	Padise Parish	Harju County	1609	100px	Belonged to the Wrangel family, birthplace of Ludwig August Mellin
Heimtali Manor	Heimthal	Pärsti Parish	Viljandi County	1528	100px
Hellenurme Manor	Hellenorm	Palupera Parish	Valga County	1641	100px	Belonged to the Wrangel family
Helme Manor	Schloß Helmet	Helme Parish	Valga County	17th century	100px
Holdre Manor	Hollershof	Helme Parish	Valga County	1597	100px
Hummuli Manor	Hummelshof	Hummuli Parish	Valga County	1470	100px	Battle of Hummelshof fought nearby
Illuka Manor	Illuck	Illuka Parish	Ida-Viru County	1657	100px
Illuste manor	Illust	Varbla Parish	Pärnu County	1646	100px
Imastu Manor	Mönnikorb	Tapa Parish	Lääne-Viru County	1447	100px
Ingliste Manor	Haehl	Kehtna Parish	Rapla Parish	1526, or earlier	100px
Inju Manor	Innis	Vinni Parish	Lääne-Viru County	1520	100px
Jälgimäe Manor	Jelgimeggi	Keila Parish	Harju County	1656	100px	Birthplace of Nikolai von Glehn (who later built Glehn Castle) in the 19th century
Jäneda Manor	Jendel	Tapa Parish	Lääne-Viru County	before 1510	100px	Belonged to Moura Budberg
Järlepa Manor	Jerlep	Juuru Parish	Rapla County	1688		Belonged to August von Kotzebue
Joosu Manor	Waimel-Neuhof	Laheda Parish	Põlva County	1731	100px	Destroyed
Kabala Manor	Kabbal	Türi Parish	Järva County	1638	100px	Owned by the von Uexküll family
Kadriorg Palace	Catherinethal	Kadriorg district, Tallinn	Harju County	1718		Houses part of the Art Museum of Estonia's collection of foreign artwork
Kaelase Manor	Kailes	Halinga Parish	Pärnu County	1665	100px
Kalvi Manor	Pöddes	Aseri Parish	Ida-Viru County	1485	100px	Belonged to the von Essen and von Stackelberg families
Kammeri Manor	Duckershof	Kambja Parish	Tartu County	16th century		Demolished; birthplace of Gregor von Helmersen
Käravete Manor	Kerrafer in Kirchspiel Ampel	Ambla Parish	Järva County	17th century	100px
Kärstna Manor	Kerstenshof	Tarvastu Parish	Viljandi County	1678	100px	Belonged to Joseph Carl von Anrep
Käru Manor	Kerro	Käru Parish	Rapla County	18th century	100px	Birthplace of Ragnar Nurkse; belonged to Karl von Ditmar
Kehtna Manor	Kechtel	Kehtna Parish	Rapla County	1470	100px	Belonged to the Beckendorff and Lilienfeld families, among others
Keila-Joa Manor	Schloss Fall	Keila Parish	Harju County	17th century	100px	Belonged to Alexander von Benckendorff
Kernu Manor	Kirna	Kernu Parish	Harju County	1637	100px
Kiikla Manor	Kiekel	Mäetaguse Parish	Ida-Viru County	17th century	100px
Kiltsi Manor	Schloß Ass	Väike-Maarja Parish	Lääne-Viru County	1466	100px	Belonged to Adam Johann von Krusenstern
Kirna Manor	Kirna	Türi Parish	Järva County	1614		Belonged to the Osten-Sacken family, among others
Kiviloo Manor	Fegefeuer	Raasiku Parish	Harju County	1413	100px	Current building dates from between 1906–1910. Owned by the von Stackelberg family
Kodasoo Manor	Kotzum	Kuusalu Parish	Harju County	1485, possibly earlier	100px
Kodijärve Manor	Gothensee	Kambja Parish	Tartu County	17th century	100px
Kohala Manor	Tolks	Sõmeru Parish	Lääne-Viru County	1880s	100px	First manor house dates from 1489, current manor house dates from the 1880s. Belonged to the von Wrangells, von Lodes, von Ungern-Sternbergs, among others
Kohila Manor	Koil	Kohila Parish	Rapla County	1438		Belonged to the Wrangel family, among others.
Kõima Manor	Kaima	Audru Parish	Pärnu County	ca. 1800	100px
Kõltsu Manor	Wellenhof	Keila Parish	Harju County	19th century	100px	Belonged to the von Uexküll family
Kolu Manor	Kollo	Türi Parish	Järva County	1639	100px
Kõljala Manor	Kölljall	Pihtla Parish	Saare County	1250	100px	Belonged to the Buxhoeveden and Osten-Sacken families
Kolga Manor	Kolk	Kuusalu Parish	Harju County	1230	100px	Birthplace of Estonian wrestler Aleksander Aberg
Koordi Manor	Kirrisaar	Roosna-Alliku Parish	Järva County	1485, or earlier	100px	Belonged to various Baltic German noble families
Kose-Uuemõisa Manor	Neuenhof	Kose Parish	Harju County	1340s	100px
Kostivere Manor	Kostifer	Jõelähtme Parish	Harju County	1379, or earlier	100px	Main manor building was redesigned and built between 1770-1780
Kõue Manor	Kau	Kõue Parish	Harju County	1241		Belonged to Otto von Kotzebue
Kudina Manor	Kudding	Palamuse Parish	Jõgeva County	1447, or earlier	100px	Belonged to the Taube family
Kukruse Manor	Kuckers	Kohtla Parish	Ida-Viru County	1453		Belonged to Eduard Toll
Kumna Manor	Kumna	Harku Parish	Harju County	17th century	100px
Kuremaa Manor	Jensel	Jõgeva Parish	Jõgeva County	16th century	100px
Kuusiku Manor	Saage	Rapla Parish	Rapla County	1467, or earlier		Belonged to the Wrangel family, among others
Lahmuse Manor	Lachmes	Suure-Jaani Parish	Viljandi County	1593	100px
Laitse Manor	Laitz	Kernu Parish	Harju County	1630	100px
Lasila Manor	Lassila	Rakvere Parish	Lääne-Viru County	17th century		Connected to the life of Karl Ernst von Baer
Laupa Manor	Laupa	Türi Parish	Järva County	17th century		Originally owned by the Taube family; current building was designed architect Jacques Rosenbaum in 1910 and completed in 1913
Lehtse Manor	Lechts	Tapa Parish	Lääne-Viru County	1467	100px	Ruined
Lihula Manor	Schloß Leal	Lihula Parish	Lääne County	19th century	100px	Original manor dates to the 1630s
Lohu Manor	Loal	Kohila Parish	Rapla County	1620		Belonged to by Estonian military commander Johan Pitka in the 1920s
Loona Manor	Kadvel/Klausholm	Kihelkonna Parish	Saare County	1480	100px	Located in Vilsandi National Park
Luke Manor	Lugden	Nõo Parish	Tartu County	1557, possibly earlier	100px	Destroyed
Lustivere Manor	Lustifer	Põltsamaa Parish	Jõgeva County	1552	100px
Luua Manor	Ludenhof	Palamuse Parish	Jõgeva County	1519	100px	Birthplace of Arthur von Oettingen
Maardu Manor	Maart	Jõelähtme Parish	Harju County	1397	100px
Maarjamäe Manor	Marienberg	Maarjamäe district, Tallinn	Harju County	17th century	100px	Houses one part of the Estonian History Museum
Mäetaguse Manor	Mehntack	Mäetaguse Parish	Ida-Viru County	1542	100px	Belonged to the Wrangel family among others
Maidla Manor (Ida-Viru County)	Wrangelstein	Maidla Parish	Ida-Viru County	1465	100px	Belonged to the Taube family, the von Fersen family and von Maydell family, among others
Maidla Manor (Rapla County)	Maidel	Juuru Parish	Rapla County	1452	100px	Belonged to the Wrangel family
Malla Manor	Malla	Viru-Nigula Parish	Lääne-Viru County	1443		Was owned by Gustav Horn, Count of Pori in the 17th century; current building dates from the 1880s
Mäo Manor	Mexhof	Paide Parish	Järva County	16th century		Partially destroyed; previously owned by Lennart Torstensson, the von Stackelberg family and the von Essen family
Meeri Manor	Meyershof	Nõo Parish	Tartu County	16th century
Mooste Manor	Moisekatz	Mooste Parish	Põlva County	16th century	100px
Mõdriku Manor	Mödders	Vinni Parish	Lääne-Viru County	1470		Belonged to Alexander Kaulbars
Muuga Manor	Münkenhof	Laekvere Parish	Lääne-Viru County	16th century	100px	Belonged to painter Carl Timoleon von Neff
Neeruti Manor	Buxhoewden	Kadrina Parish	Lääne-Viru County	1412	100px	In ruins. Belonged to the von Rehbinder family
Norra Manor	Kaltenborn	Koeru Parish	Järva County	1569	100px	Partially destroyed
Ohtu Manor	Ocht	Keila Parish	Harju County	17th century	100px
Õisu Manor	Euseküll	Halliste Parish	Viljandi County	16th century	100px
Olustvere Manor	Ollustfer	Suure-Jaani Parish	Viljandi County	16th century	100px
Ontika Manor	Ontika	Kohtla Parish	Ida-Viru County	17th century	100px	Owned by the von Knorring, von Wrangell and von Clapier de Colongue families.
Oru Palace	Orrenhof	Jõhvi Parish	Ida-Viru County	1899	100px	Destroyed
Oti Manor	Peudehof	Pöide Parish	Saare County	1309, possibly earlier	100px	Preserved as it appeared in the 1850s
Pädaste Manor	Peddast	Muhu Parish	Saare County	16th century	100px	Now a luxury hotel, spa and restaurant.
Padise Manor	Padis-Kloster	Padise Parish	Harju County	1780	100x100px	Currently a boutique hotel and restaurant, owned and operated by the original family, the von Ramm family.
Paju Manor	Luhde-Großhof	Tõlliste Parish	Valga County	1748	100px	The Battle of Paju, during the Estonian War of Independence took place in 1919 around the manor
Palmse Manor	Palms	Vihula Parish	Lääne-Viru County	Middle Ages	100px	Located in Lahemaa National Park
Palurpera Manor	Palloper	Palupera	Valga County	1765	100px
Penijõe Manor	Pennijöggi	Lihula Parish	Lääne County	17th century	100px	Located in Matsalu National Park
Pikajärve Manor	Langensee	Valgjärve Parish	Põlva County	1749
Pirgu Manor	Pirk	Juuru Parish	Rapla County	1662	100px
Põlgaste Manor	Poelcks	Kanepi Parish	Põlva County	1628	100px
Pööravere Manor	Pörafer	Halinga Parish	Pärnu County	unknown		Destroyed; birthplace of explorer Alexander von Middendorff
Pootsi Manor	Podis	Tõstamaa Parish	Pärnu County	16th century	100px
Porkuni Manor	Borkholm	Tamsalu Parish	Lääne-Viru County	1479	100px	Battle of Porkuni fought nearby
Purdi Manor	Noistfer	Paide Parish	Järva County	1560	100px	Birthplace of Alexander von Ungern-Sternberg
Purila Manor	Purgel	Juuru Parish	Rapla County	1513
Pürksi Manor	Birkas	Noarootsi Parish	Lääne County	1620	100px	Belonged to painter Johann Carl Emanuel von Ungern-Sternberg
Putkaste Manor	Putkas	Martna Parish	Lääne County	19th century	100px
Puurmani Manor	Talkhof	Puurmani Parish	Jõgeva County	Middle Ages	100px
Rabivere Manor	Rabbifer	Kohila Parish	Rapla County	1417	100px
Rägavere Manor	Raggafer	Sõmeru Parish	Lääne-Viru County	1540
Raikküla Manor	Rayküll	Raikküla Parish	Rapla County	1469, or earlier	100px	Partially destroyed
Ravila Manor	Mecks	Kose Parish	Harju County	1469	100px
Riisipere Manor	Neu-Riesenberg	Nissi Parish	Harju County	1394	100px
Roosna-Alliku Manor	Kaltenbrunn	Roosna-Alliku Parish	Järva County	16th century		Belonged to the von Stackelberg family, among others
Ruila Manor	Ruil	Kernu Parish	Harju County	1417	100px
Rogosi Manor	Rogosinsky	Haanja Parish	Võru County	c. 1600	100px
Saadjärve Manor	Sadjerw	Tartu Parish	Tartu County	1628		Belonged to the Wrangel family, among others
Saare Manor	Lückholm (Swedish: Lyckholm)	Noarootsi Parish	Lääne County	1622
Sagadi Manor	Saggad	Vihula Parish	Lääne-Viru County	1469	100px	Located in Lahemaa National Park
Saka Manor	Sackhof	Kohtla Parish	Ida-Viru County	1626	100px	Belonged to Jürgen Leslie of Aberdeen
Saku Manor	Sack	Saku Parish	Harju County	1463	100px
Sangaste Castle	Sagnitz	Sangaste Parish	Valga County	1522	100px	Designed by architect Otto Pius Hippius
Sänna Manor	Sennen	Rõuge Parish	Võru County	Middle Ages	100px
Särevere Manor	Serrefer	Türi Parish	Järva County	17th century	100px
Sargvere Manor	Sarkfer	Paide Parish	Järva County	1722	100px	Belonged to various Baltic German noble families including the von Essen family, the von Stackelberg family, among others
Saue Manor	Friedrichshof	Saue Parish	Harju County	17th century	100px
Sausti Manor	Gross-Sauss	Kiili Parish	Harju County	1453	100px	Belonged to various Baltic German noble families, including the Tiesenhausen family
Seidla Manor	Seydell	Albu Parish	Järva County	1639	100px
Seli Manor	Sellie	Rapla Parish	Rapla County	1474	100px
Sillapää Manor	Rappin	Räpina Parish	Põlva County	1582	100px	Also known as Räpina Manor. Belonged to Bengt Oxenstierna
Suure-Kõpu Manor	Gross-Köppu	Kõpu Parish	Viljandi County	1487	100px
Suure-Lähtru Manor	Gross-Lächtigall	Martna Parish	Lääne County	16th century	100px
Suuremõisa Manor	Grossenhof	Pühalepa Parish	Hiiu County	16th century	100px	Belonged to Jacob De la Gardie and later, pirate Otto Reinhold Ludwig von Ungern-Sternberg
Sõmerpalu Manor	Sommerpahlen	Sõmerpalu Parish	Võru County	1544	100px
Taagepera Castle	Wagenküll	Helme Parish	Valga County	16th century	100px	Belonged to the von Stackelberg family, among others
Taali Manor	Staelenhof	Tori Parish	Pärnu County	17th century	100px	Belonged to the Staël von Holstein family
Tähtvere Manor	Techelfer	Nõo Parish	Tartu County	1515	100px	Now owned by the Estonian University of Life Sciences
Tammistu Manor	Tammist	Tartu Parish	Tartu County	18th century
Tilsi Manor	Tilsi	Laheda Parish	Põlva County	1749	100px	Partially destroyed
Tohisoo Manor	Tois	Kohila Parish	Rapla County	17th century		Belonged to numerous Baltic German and Swedish noble families, including the von Essen family and the Wrangel family
Tõstamaa Manor	Testama	Tõstamaa Parish	Pärnu County	1553	100px	Belonged to Alexander von Staël-Holstein
Tuudi Manor	Tuttomäggi	Lihula Parish	Lääne County	17th century	100px
Uderna Manor	Uddern	Rõngu Parish	Tartu County	1486	100px	Belonged to the Tiesenhausen family
Udeva Manor	Uddewa	Koeru Parish	Järva County	1594	100px	Destroyed
Udriku Manor	Uddrich	Kadrina Parish	Lääne-Viru County	1642	100px	Belonged to Henrik von Rehbinder
Ungru Manor	Linden	Ridala Parish	Lääne County	1523		Last construction on the manor occurred in 1893 by the Ungern-Sternberg family. Never completed, in ruins
Uuemõisa Manor	Neuenhof	Ridala Parish	Lääne County	1539	100px	Belonged to Eugenie Mikhailovna Shakhovskaya
Uue-Põltsamaa Manor	Neu-Oberpahlen	Põltsamaa Parish	Jõgeva County	17th century	100px
Uue-Suislepa	Neu-Suislep	Tarvastu Parish	Viljandi County	1805		Built near the ruins of an earlier, 17th century manor
Vääna Manor	Faehna	Harku Parish	Harju County	1325		Belonged to the von Stackelberg family; Otto Magnus von Stackelberg was born there
Väätsa Manor	Waetz	Väätsa Parish	Järva County	1620-1630	100px
Väimela Manor	Waimel, Alt-Waimel	Võru Parish	Võru County	1590, or earlier
Vaimõisa Manor	Waddemois	Märjamaa Parish	Rapla County	1494		Birthplace of Gustav Heinrich von Wetter-Rosenthal, Reinhold Johann von Nasackin, Friedrich Hubert Wendach
Valkla Manor	Wallküll	Kuusalu Parish	Harju County	1627	100px
Väinjärve Manor	Weinjerwen	Koeru Parish	Järva County	after 1663	100px	Birthplace of the first Imperial Russian general of Estonian descent Johann von Michelsohnen.
Vanamõisa Manor	Altenhof	Haljala Parish	Lääne-Viru County	c. 1660	100px
Vana-Nursi Manor	Alt-Nursie	Rõuge Parish	Võru County	1688	100px	Partially destroyed
Vana-Vigala Manor	Fickel	Vigala Parish	Rapla County	1420	100px	Belonged to the von Uexküll family
Vana-Võidu Manor	Alt-Woidoma	Viljandi Parish	Viljandi County	c. 1504	100px
Varangu Manor	Warrang	Haljala Parish	Lääne-Viru County	17th century	100px
Vasalemma Manor	Wassalem	Vasalemma Parish	Harju County	1825	100px
Vasta Manor	Waschel	Viru-Nigula Parish	Lääne-Viru County	1398	100px
Vastse-Kambja Manor	Gut Neu-Kamby	Kambja Parish	Tartu County	17th century	100px
Vatla Manor	Wattel	Hanila Parish	Lääne County	16th century	100px
Veltsi Manor	Weltz	Rakvere Parish	Lääne-Viru County	1709	100px
Vihterpalu Manor	Wichterpal	Padise Parish	Harju County	1622	100px
Vihula Manor	Viol	Vihula Parish	Lääne-Viru County	1501	100px	Located in Lahemaa National Park
Viimsi Manor	Wiems	Jõelähtme Parish	Harju County	Middle Ages	100px	Current manor house dates from after 1865. Owned by the von Stenbock, von Buxhoevden, von Maydell and von Schottländer families.
Viitina Manor	Kosse	Rõuge Parish	Võru County	1542	100px	Belonged to mystic Barbara von Krüdener
Viljandi Manor	Schloß Fellin	Viljandi	Viljandi County	17th century		Belonged to the Ungern-Sternberg family
Vohnja Manor	Fonal	Kadrina Parish	Lääne-Viru County	1504	100px	Belonged to the Oxenstierna and Tiesenhausen families, among others
Võisiku Manor	Woiseck	Põltsamaa Parish	Jõgeva County	1558	100px	Birthplace of Friedrich Amelung, cultural historian, businessman and chess endgame composer
Voltveti Manor	Tignitz	Saarde Parish	Pärnu County	1601
Vooru Manor	Worroküll	Tarvastu Parish	Viljandi County	16th century		Partially destroyed; briefly belonged to August von Kotzebue