Õisu () is a small borough in
Mulgi Parish
Mulgi Parish () is a rural municipality in southern Estonia. It is a part of Viljandi County. As of 2021, the municipality has a population of 7,372, and covers .
Geography
The administrative centre of the Mulgi municipality is the town of A ...
,
Viljandi County
Viljandi County ( or ''Viljandimaa''; ) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in southern Estonia bordering Pärnu, Järva, Jõgeva, Tartu and Valga counties as well as Latvia.
History
Viljandimaa, under the German name of ''Krei ...
, in southern
Estonia
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.
Õisu manor
A manorial estate was established in Õisu in the 16th century,
and during the
Swedish time it appears to at some point have belonged to one Jesper Kruse.
In 1744, during the
Imperial Russian time the estate was donated by the Empress
Elizabeth
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to the widow of Admiral
Peter von Sievers. It stayed in the
von Sievers family until the
Estonian Declaration of Independence
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and the ensuing
land reform
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Lan ...
when the estate was nationalised and turned into an agricultural school.
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The current building was built in 1760–1767 and slightly altered in the 19th century. A wide granite staircase leads up to a ]pediment
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ed entrance, flanked by two Italian sculptures of Justice
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and Prudence
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. A few interior details have been preserved, such as a cocklestove
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in Empire style
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, decorated with Russian eagles in brass.[ Behind the main house, a park laid out in the English style by G. Kuphaldt descends towards ]Lake Õisu
Lake Õisu is a lake in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, in southern Estonia. Administratively it is located in Ereste village, just west of Õisu small borough. The lake and its surroundings are covered by the Õisu Landscape Conservation Area.
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Notable people
Estonian statesman, diplomat, military officer, and journalist Heinrich Laretei was born in Õisu in 1892.
See also
*Lake Õisu
Lake Õisu is a lake in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, in southern Estonia. Administratively it is located in Ereste village, just west of Õisu small borough. The lake and its surroundings are covered by the Õisu Landscape Conservation Area.
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* Õisu Landscape Conservation Area
References
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Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia
Kreis Fellin