Heimtali is a village in
Viljandi Parish
Viljandi Parish () is a rural Municipalities of Estonia, municipality of Viljandi County, Estonia. It is located around the town of Viljandi, but does not include it.
Viljandi Parish was established by merging four municipalities: Paistu Parish, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
. It has a population of 235 (as of 4 January 2010).
Heimtali Manor
Heimtali estate () has a history that goes back to at least 1528, when it is mentioned in written sources for the first time. It was the property of the
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 ...
local aristocratic family von Sivers for most of its history. The current main building dates from 1855-1857 and was designed by the owner at the time, Peter Reinhold von Sivers. In its heyday during the 19th century, the manor house complex supported over 40 outbuildings and was surrounded by a park. Of the outbuildings, the peculiar former cheese dairy has been renovated. The von Sivers family burial ground is still located nearby.
See also
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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
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Heimtali museu
Heimtali horse far
Heimtali manor
at Estonian Manors Portal
Villages in Viljandi County
Kreis Fellin
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