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Reģi Manor
Reģi Manor ( lv, Reģu muižas pils, german: Gut Reggen) is a manor house in the village of Reģi in Alsunga Parish, Kuldīga Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. History german: Gut Reggen was first mentioned in writings around 1253. In 1704, according to Edgar Dunsdorf, the manor, together with the , belonged to the von Schlippenbach family. Later the manor belonged to the Štempeļi family. The current manor house was built in 1890, probably according to the design of Paul Max Bertschy. Until the agrarian reform in Latvia, manor was privately owned. After the manor became state-owned, a hospital was established there, and later - a social care center "Regi". On 22 February 2007, a devastating fire broke out at the Regi social care center, killing 23 of the 90 residents. It became the most devastating fire in the history of Latvia. After the fire, the care center was closed and its residents moved to . Entrepreneur Valentīns Kokalis bought the burnt-down bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Von Schlippenbach
The House of Schlippenbach is the name of an old German noble family that spread throughout Prussia, Sweden, Pomerania and Baltic, whose members held significant political and military positions. History First known family members were brothers ''Hannes, Rotger and Herman Slippenbeke''. They were mentioned first in 1386 as knights who were serving under Counts von der Mark and Archbishops of Cologne. The progenitor of the Baltic branch was Johann von Schlippenbach-Bornhausen, who appears in a document between 1518 and 1542. The family were awarded with the title of Baron of the Holy Roman Empire in 1768 by Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, as well as Count in Sweden in 1654 by King Charles X Gustav of Sweden, Count in Prussia and Count in Spain in 1711 by King Philip V of Spain. Notable members *Alexander von Schlippenbach (born 1938), German jazz pianist and composer *Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach (1653–1721) was Governor General of Swedish Eston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reģi
Reģi is a village in Alsunga Parish, Kuldīga Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. On 23 February 2007 a huge fire caused 26 fatalities in Reģi Manor, an institution for mentally disabled near Alsunga Alsunga (also Alšvanga, german: Alschwangen) is a village in Alsunga Parish, Kuldīga Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. Alsunga is the center of the Suiti, a small Catholic community in the Lutheran western part of Latvia. The ..., which was later closed and government took a decision to move the institution to Gudenieki. It was the most fatal fire in the modern history of Latvia. References Kuldīga Municipality Towns and villages in Latvia Aizpute County Courland {{Courland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuldīga Municipality
Kuldīga Municipality ( lv, Kuldīgas novads) is a municipality in Courland, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Ēdole parish, Gudenieki parish, Īvande parish, Kabile parish, Kurmāle parish, Laidi parish, Padure parish, Pelči parish, Renda parish, Rumba parish, Snēpele parish, Turlava parish, Vārme parish and Kuldīga town. The administrative centre is Kuldīga. As of 2020, the population was 22,028. During the 2021 Latvian administrative reform, the previous municipality was merged with Alsunga Municipality and Skrunda Municipality. The new municipality now fully corresponds with the area of the former Kuldīga District. History Kuldīga municipality was established on July 1, 2009. Before that, it was a part of Kuldīga District, which also included Alsunga and Skrunda districts. Kuldīga district was established in 1949. From 1952 to 1953, Kuldīga district was included in Liepāja District. From 1819 to 1949, most of Kuldīga parish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courland
Courland (; lv, Kurzeme; liv, Kurāmō; German and Scandinavian languages: ''Kurland''; la, Curonia/; russian: Курляндия; Estonian: ''Kuramaa''; lt, Kuršas; pl, Kurlandia) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands in western Latvia. The largest city is Liepāja, the third largest city in Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland as they were formerly held by the same duke. Geography and climate Situated in western Latvia, Courland roughly corresponds to the former Latvian districts of Kuldīga, Liepāja, Saldus, Talsi, Tukums and Ventspils. When combined with Semigallia and Selonia, Courland's northeastern boundary is the Daugava, which separates it from the regions of Latgale and Vidzeme. To the north, Courland's coast lies along the Gulf of Riga. On the west it is bordered by the Baltic Sea, and on the south by Lithuania. It lies between 55° 45′ and 57° 45′ North and 21° and 27° East. The name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alsunga Parish
Alsunga Parish ( lv, Alsungas pagasts) is an administrative territorial entity of Kuldīga Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. Prior to 2009, it was part of the now defunct Kuldīga District Kuldīga District ( lv, Kuldīgas rajons) was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Courland region, in the country's west. It was organized into a city and thirteen parishes, each with a local government authority. The main city in the ... and from 2009 to 2021 of the former Alsunga Municipality. Kuldīga Municipality Parishes of Latvia Vidzeme {{Courland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the Baltic states; and is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts; and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population. After centuries of Teutonic, Swedish, Polish-Lithuanian and Russian rule, which was mainly executed by the local Baltic German aristocracy, the independent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Max Bertschy
Paul Max Bertschy ( lv, Pauls Makss Berči; 1 January 18401 February 1911) was a Baltic German architect, working mainly in what is now Latvia. He was city architect of Liepāja for more than 30 years and designed numerous both public and private buildings for the city, around 70 of which are extant. Biography Paul Max Bertschy was born in Strausberg in Germany, in a family of carpenters. He was one of nine children. He studied in Berlin and also abroad. He left Berlin due to its fierce competition and sought a career as an architect in the what are now the Baltic states. The first years of his career he worked for several different architectural firms. From 1860 to 1864, he was in Riga working in the firm of Heinrich Scheel. He then moved to Daugavpils, where he was engaged in the construction of a railway line between Daugavpils and Vitebsk. At the same time he accepted separate commissions and took on Wilhelm Neumann as his pupil. In 1871 he was invited to become city archite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nursing Home
A nursing home is a facility for the residential care of elderly or disabled people. Nursing homes may also be referred to as skilled nursing facility (SNF) or long-term care facilities. Often, these terms have slightly different meanings to indicate whether the institutions are public or private, and whether they provide mostly assisted living, or nursing care and emergency medical care. Nursing homes are used by people who do not need to be in a hospital, but cannot be cared for at home. The nursing home facility nurses have the responsibilities of caring for the patients' medical needs and also the responsibility of being in charge of other employees, depending on their ranks. Most nursing homes have nursing aides and skilled nurses on hand 24 hours a day. In the United States, while nearly 1 in 10 residents age 75 to 84 stays in a nursing home for five or more years, nearly 3 in 10 residents in that age group stay less than 100 days, the maximum duration covered by Medic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolmar Anton Von Schlippenbach
Wolmar Anton von Schlippenbach (1653–1721) was Governor General of Swedish Estonia from 1704 to 1706. Biography Born in Livonia, into the Schlippenbach noble family participated as a captain in the Swedish army Scanian War under Charles XI and served later as a major in Swedish Pomerania and Prussia. In 1688 he was promoted to lieutenant colonel in governor Soop's regiment in Riga; in 1693 he was transferred to young prince Charles's Life Guards regiment in Stockholm. When the Great Northern War broke out after the prince was crowned as Charles XII, Schlippenbach raised a regiment of dragoons in Livonia, of which he became the colonel. When Charles broke winter camp at Dorpat (present-day Tartu) and headed towards Riga in early 1701, Schlippenbach was left behind to defend the Livonian border. He won the battle of Rauge on 5 September 1701 and was subsequently promoted to major general, but was then defeated by a large Russian force under Boris Sheremetev at Erastfer on 30 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Palaces And Manor Houses In Latvia
This is a list of palaces and manor houses in Latvia built after the 16th century. Palaces and manors which are now part of the Zemgale region were then part of the Selonia region, and therefore are differentiated for clarity. This list does not include castles, which are listed in a separate article. And as there are more than 1000 manor houses and palaces in Latvia, this list is incomplete. Courland Semigallia Selonia Vidzeme Latgale See also *List of castles in Latvia *List of castles *List of castles in Estonia *List of palaces and manor houses in Estonia * List of palaces and manor houses in Lithuania *List of castles in Lithuania References Sources *Kurland Property Records {{Castles in Latvia * * Palaces and manor houses Palaces and manor houses Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manor Houses In Latvia
Manor may refer to: Land ownership *Manorialism or "manor system", the method of land ownership (or "tenure") in parts of medieval Europe, notably England *Lord of the manor, the owner of an agreed area of land (or "manor") under manorialism *Manor house, the main residence of the lord of the manor *Estate (land), the land (and buildings) that belong to large house, synonymous with the modern understanding of a manor. *Manor (in Colonial America), a form of tenure restricted to certain Proprietary colonies *Manor (in 17th-century Canada), the land tenure unit under the Seigneurial system of New France Places * Manor railway station, a former railway station in Victoria, Australia * Manor, Saskatchewan, Canada * Manor, India, a census town in Palghar District, Maharashtra * The Manor, a luxury neighborhood in Western Hanoi, Vietnam United Kingdom * Manor (Sefton ward), a municipal borough of Sefton ward, Merseyside, England * Manor, Scottish Borders, a parish in Peeblesshire, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
