Litene Manor () is a manor house in
Litene parish, in the historical region of
Vidzeme
Vidzeme (; Old Latvian orthography: ''Widda-semme'', ) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands. The capital of Latvia, Riga, is situated in the southwestern part of the region. Literally meaning "the Middle Land", it is situated in north-centra ...
, in northern
Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...
. It was built during the first half of the 19th century in
Classical style for Baron Otto von Wolff on the banks of the
Pededze
The Pededze () is a river in Latvia and Estonia. It has a length of , of which 131 km flow through Latvia. It flows in a generally southern direction. It is a right tributary of the Aiviekste, and the source of the Pededze is Lake Kirikum ...
. Manor was burned down during
revolution of 1905
The Russian Revolution of 1905, also known as the First Russian Revolution, was a revolution in the Russian Empire which began on 22 January 1905 and led to the establishment of a constitutional monarchy under the Russian Constitution of 1906, t ...
but was later restored in simplified forms.
After
Latvian agrarian reforms in 1921 manor house was nationalized and lands partitioned. Since 1924, building houses the Litene Primary School.
By the decision of the Gulbene Municipality Council, Litene Primary School is closed from September 1, 2018.
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
Manor houses in Vidzeme
Gulbene Municipality
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