Remte Manor

Remte Manor
Remte Manor
Zemgale, Latvia
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Type	Manor
Location
	Remte Manor
Coordinates	56°44′23″N 22°41′39″E / 56.7396°N 22.6941°E
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Remte Manor (Latvian: Remtes muižas pils) is a manor house in the historical region of Courland, in Remte, Latvia.^[1] Originally built in 1800, it was modernized in 1880.^[2] The building currently houses the Remte primary school.

History

The earliest records date back to 1509 when the manor was owned by Butlar. 190 years later the manor was taken over by the Brinckens, then by the Brucken. Since 1767 the manor belonged to Medem. The manor was expropriated from their family in 1920 and after that the Remte School is located there.

The manor was erected in 1800 Classicist style. In 1880 the manor was completely rebuilt so that the architectural style is now Neo-Renaissance. In 1893 the estates of Saldus telegraph line were introduced. The "Sphinx" relief at the manor was built in 1800. Gutted by fire in 1905, manor was restored in 1926.

The peaceful, scenic park around the manor has an alley called Swine Alley (Latvian: Cūku aleja ) which leads toward nearby Jaunpils. Park covers an area of 26 hectares. It is decorated with pavilions, columns, towers. The park has a system of ponds and canals.

References

^ Zarāns, Alberts (2006). Latvijas pilis un muižas. Castles and manors of Latvia (in Latvian and English). Riga. ISBN 9984-785-05-X. OCLC 72358861.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Latvijas Piļu un Muižu asociācija. "Remtes pilsmuiža". Latvijas Piļu un Muižu asociācija. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2012.