Svēte Manor ( lv, Svētes muižas pils) is a manor house in
Svēte parish Svēte may refer to:
* Svēte River, a river that flows through the northern part of Lithuania and the southern part of Latvia
* Svēte parish, an administrative unit of the Jelgava District, Latvia
*Svēte, a populated place in Svēte parish
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in the historical region of
Zemgale, in
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 ...
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History
The manor was originally built around 1730, and extensively remodeled with new columns between 1774 and 1775 by
architect Severin Jensen
Severin Jensen (1723 – after 1809) was a Danish architect who worked mainly in the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia. In 1772 he became a chief architect of Duke Peter von Biron, and in 1795 the chief architect of the Courland Governorate.
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for use as a summer vacation residence by
Duke Peter von Biron.
The building was part of an army base between 1870 and 1993.
[ It was further remodeled between 1876 and 1878 for military use.][
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See also
*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 ...
References
Manor houses in Latvia
Jelgava Municipality
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