Trapene Manor, formerly named Bormaņi Manor, is a manor house in
Trapene Parish,
Smiltene Municipality
Smiltene Municipality ( lv, Smiltenes novads) is a municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging the town of Smiltene with the rural parishes of Bilska, Blome, Branti, Grundzāle, Launkalne, Palsmane, Smilten ...
in the historical region of
Vidzeme
Vidzeme (; Old Latvian orthography: ''Widda-semme'', liv, Vidūmō) 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 n ...
, in northern
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 ...
.
History
Originally built at the beginning of the 19th century, red brick outer walls were added around 1890. In 1917, during
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
and onset of civil war in Russia, property was abandoned by it owner Baron Voldemar and started to quickly deteorate. Head of local school and also musician Eižens Vēveris envision use of abandoned house for artistic activities and convinced local authorities to save the property. The building currently houses the
Trapene parish cultural center and library.
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. 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
External links
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Bormaņi Manor*
Trapene Parish Tourism Sites
Manor houses in Latvia
Smiltene Municipality
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