Ahja is a
small borough
The following is a list of Populated places in Estonia, boroughs () and Populated places in Estonia, small boroughs () in Estonia.
Boroughs
*Aegviidu
*Järva-Jaani
*Järvakandi
*Kiili
*Kohila
*Kohtla-Nõmme
*Lavassaare
*Märjamaa
*Paikuse
*Pärn ...
(') in
Põlva Parish
Põlva Parish () is a rural Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in Põlva County, southeastern Estonia.
On 1 January 2009, it had a population of 3,882 and an area of 228.63 km2.
In October 2013, the town of Põlva (formerly a separate m ...
,
Põlva County
Põlva County ( or ''Põlvamaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in south-eastern part of the country and borders Tartu, Valga and Võru counties. 23,989 people live in Põlva County – constituting 1.8% of the total popula ...
in southeastern
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
. Named after the
Ahja River
The Ahja () is a river in Estonia. The river is long.
The river begins at Lake Erastvere and empties into the Emajõgi River. The river's middle course is protected by the Ahja River Valley Landscape Conservation Area.
Gallery
Ahja jõgi, Là ...
, it is located southeast of
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...
and about north of
Põlva.
Ahja manor
The earliest references to Ahja estate () are from 1553.
It belonged to the
Oxenstierna
The Oxenstierna family ( , ) is a Swedish nobility, Swedish noble family, originally from Småland in southern Sweden, and is part of the Swedish ''uradel'', the ancient nobility.
History
The Oxenstierna family held vast estates in Södermanl ...
family in the 17th century but was later taken over by the Swedish state through one of the so-called
reductions
Reductions (, also called ; ) were settlements established by Spanish rulers and Roman Catholic missionaries in Spanish America and the Spanish East Indies (the Philippines). In Portuguese-speaking Latin America, such reductions were also ...
.
In 1716, it was given to Christina Glück, the widow of
Johann Ernst Glück
Johann Ernst Glück (; 18 May 1654 – 5 May 1705) was a German Translation, translator and Lutheranism, Lutheran Theology, theologian active in Livonia, which is now in Latvia.
Early life and career
Glück was born in Wettin, Saxony-Anhalt, Wet ...
, in whose family the future
Catherine I of Russia
Catherine I Alekseyevna Mikhailova (born Marta Samuilovna Skavronskaya; – ) was the second wife and Empress consort of Peter the Great, whom she succeeded as Empress of Russia, ruling from 1725 until her death in 1727.
Life as a servant
Onl ...
grew up. The present two-storey,
Baroque
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style building with a pavilion-shaped main entrance dates from the period of ownership of François Guillemot de Villebois,
who was the son-in-law of Christina Glück. The building was completed around 1749, probably built by master builders from
St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow. It is situated on the River Neva, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. The city had a population of 5,601, ...
.
In 1770,
Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz
Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz (; ; 23 January 1751 ( OS 12 January 1750) – 4 June 1792 .S. 24 May 1792 was a Baltic German writer of the ''Sturm und Drang'' movement.
Life
Lenz was born in Seßwegen (Cesvaine), Governorate of Livonia, Russia ...
became for two years the manager of the estate. Later, it belonged to various
Baltic German
Baltic Germans ( or , later ) are Germans, ethnic German inhabitants of the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea, in what today are Estonia and Latvia. Since Flight and expulsion of Germans (1944–1950), their resettlement in 1945 after the end ...
families. One of these was the von Brasch, who built a burial chapel, still standing, for their family members in the manor park.
See also
*
List of palaces and manor houses in Estonia
This is a list of palaces and manor houses in Estonia. This list does not include castles, which are listed in a List of castles in Estonia, separate article. As there are at least 400 manor houses in Estonia, this list is incomplete.
Palaces an ...
Notable people
*
Signy Aarna (born 1990), football player
*
Andrus Murumets (born 1978), strongman
*
Friedebert Tuglas
Friedebert Tuglas, born Friedebert Mihkelson or Michelson (2 March 1886 – 15 April 1971), was an Estonian writer and critic who introduced Impressionism and Symbolism to Estonian literature. Persecuted by the authorities in the beginning of 20t ...
(1886–1971), writer
See also
*
List of palaces and manor houses in Estonia
This is a list of palaces and manor houses in Estonia. This list does not include castles, which are listed in a List of castles in Estonia, separate article. As there are at least 400 manor houses in Estonia, this list is incomplete.
Palaces an ...
References
External links
Ahja manorat Estonian Manors Portal
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Boroughs and small boroughs in Estonia
Manor houses in Estonia
Kreis Dorpat