Mežmuiža Manor, also called Augstkalne Manor, is a
Neo-Gothic style manor house in
Augstkalne Parish,
Dobele Municipality
Dobele Municipality () is a municipality in the historical region of Zemgale, and the Zemgale Planning Region in Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Dobele town and the Annenieki, Auri, Bērze, Biksti, Dobele, Jaunbēr ...
in the
Semigallia
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region of
Latvia
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.
History
Restored between 1992 and 1994, Mežmuiža Manor dates back to the mid 1870s. The first owners were the
Lieven
The House of Lieven (; ;
) is one of the oldest and most aristocratic families of Scandinavian and Baltic-German origin.
History
The family is descended from Caupo of Turaida (Latvian, ''Kaupo''), the Livonian ''quasi rex'' who converte ...
s.
The main building is located a midst the mills, the gardeners, the maids, and the administrative building, situated a little away from the barns. The manor complex also includes a 12-hectare park with pillars where exotic species are grown, such as
balm, the
European silver fir,
red oak,
black
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and
mountain pine
''Pinus mugo'', known as dwarf mountain pine, mountain pine, scrub mountain pine, Swiss mountain pine, bog pine, creeping pine, or mugo pine, is a species of conifer, native to high elevation habitats from southwestern to Central Europe and So ...
. Since 1954, it has housed the Augstkalne secondary school.
See also
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List of palaces and manor houses in Latvia
This is a list of palaces and manor houses in Latvia built after the 16th century. This list does not include castles, which are listed in a List of castles in Latvia, separate article. And as there are more than 1000 manor houses and palaces in ...
References
External links
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Manor houses in Semigallia
Dobele Municipality
Dobele county
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