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 separate article. There are currently about 600 surviving manors in Latvia.

Kurzeme

Name Parish Municipality Established Status Notes Refs

Aistere manorTadaiķi parishSouth Kurzeme Municipality19th centuryPreservedDuring the Soviet occupation, the building housed apartments, a shop, and a post office Aizvīķi manorAizvīķi parishSouth Kurzeme Municipalityaround 1870PreservedSince 1952 it houses a nursing home.

Aizpute manorAizpute parishSouth Kurzeme MunicipalityFinished in 1762PreservedThe building houses the Aizpute Local History Museum Apriķi ManorLaža parishSouth Kurzeme MunicipalityCompleted in 1742 PreservedIt houses the Apriķi Primary School

Bakūze manorEmbūte parishSouth Kurzeme Municipalitybuilt around 1867PreservedFormerly housed a school but now is a museum. Boja ManorKazdanga parishSouth Kurzeme MunicipalityBuilt in 1860PreservedIt currently houses a museum Cīrava PalaceCīrava parishSouth Kurzeme Municipality1752 PreservedReconstructed in the 1960s Cēre ManorCēre parishTukums MunicipalityRebuilt in the 1860sPreservedIt currently houses the Cēre Primary School

Vecpils (Dižlāņi) manorVecpils parishSouth Kurzeme MunicipalityUnknownDestroyedA guest house by the name of "Vecpils muiža" was constructed on the former site of the manor. Dēsele manorEmbūte parishSouth Kurzeme MunicipalityPossibly built in 1886RuinsThe manor was left abandoned after the 1970s

Drukmejera manorGrobiņa parishSouth Kurzeme Municipality1913Preserved Dursupe ManorBalgale parish Talsi MunicipalityBuilt in 1820PreservedCurrently is private propertyZarāns p. 28. Dzērve ManorCīrava parishSouth Kurzeme MunicipalityEarly 19th centuryPreservedIt currently houses the Dzērve Primary School Embūte manorEmbūte parishSouth Kurzeme Municipality18th centuryRuinsBuilt upon the foundations of the old manor, it is now in ruin right next to the Embūte castle ruins, as well as the Embūte church ruins. Ezere ManorEzere parishSaldus municipalityBuilt in 1750PreservedIt houses the Ezere Secondary School Firck PalaceTalsiTalsi municipalityBuilt in 1883PreservedIt houses the Talsi Regional Museum

Gavieze manorGavieze parishSouth Kurzeme Municipality19th centuryPreservedThe manor itself is an elementary school, but a culture house has been established in

the former stable

Iļģi palaceGrobiņa parishSouth Kurzeme Municipalitylate 18th-early 19th centuryPreservedIt houses the State Social Care Center Īvande ManorĪvande parishKuldīga municipalityAfter 1850 PreservedStands next to the Īvande Old Manor

Īvande old manorĪvade parishSouth Kurzeme Municipalityearly 18th centuryPreservedStands next to the Īvande Manor Jaunauce ManorJaunauce parishSaldus municipalityEarly 19th century PreservedIt houses the Jaunauce Primary School Jaunmuiža ManorJaunlutriņi parishSaldus municipalityBeginning of the 1800sPreservedIt houses the Jaunlutriņu Elementary School Kabile ManorKabile parishKuldīga municipalityBetween 1734 and 1740PreservedRemodelled in the 1860s Kalēti manorKalēti parishSouth Kurzeme municipality1876PreservedToday, the manor houses the Kalēti Primary School, but the Music and Art School works creatively in the left wing of the building. Kalna ManorRudbārži parishKuldīga MunicipalityAround 1855PreservedMade available for public events Kalnmuiža ManorSaldus parishSaldus municipalityCompleted in 1874PreservedIt houses the Saldus Agricultural School

Kapsēde manorMedze parishSouth Kurzeme Municipalityrebuilt in 1843PreservedThe manor is being sold Kazdanga PalaceKazdanga parishSouth Kurzeme Municipality1800PreservedBurned in 1905 and renovated in 1907 Laidi PalaceLaidi parishKuldīga municipalityEarly 19th centuryPreservedIt houses the Laidi Primary School Lamiņi ManorPūre parishTukums municipalityBetween 1855 and 1856PreservedIt houses the Dzirciems boarding school

Laža-Padure manorLaža parishSouth Kurzeme Municipality1871PreservedIt houses the Laža boarding school

Lieģi manorTadaiķi parishSouth Kurzeme Municipality2nd half of the 18th centuryPreservedCurrently it is being sold

Lielbāta manorVaiņode parishSouth Kurzeme Municipality17th centuryPreservedPrivate property

Līguti manorDurbe parishSouth Kurzeme Municipality1825Preserved Nogale ManorĀrlava parishTalsi municipalityBuilt around 1880PreservedBuilt by architect T. SeilerZarāns p. 48.

Nīca manorNīca parishSouth Kurzeme Municipality18th century?Original look has been lost, but it is technically

preserved.It houses the social home "Ārītes" Padure ManorPadure parishKuldīga municipalityLate 1830s to early 1840sPreserved, but on saleIt housed the Padure's library until 2005 Pastende ManorĢibuļi parishTalsi municipality Built in 1700PreservedIt houses the Pastende primary school Pelči PalacePelči parishKuldīga municipalityBuilt in 1903–1904PreservedOne of the early Latvian manors Pope PalacePope parishVentspils municipalityOriginally built in 1653 PreservedIt houses the Pope primary school

Priekule palace Priekule parishSouth Kurzeme Municipality18th centuryPreservedIt houses a highschool

Purmsāti manorVirga parishSouth Kurzeme Municipality1st mentioned in 1357PreservedHouses the Mežupe Primary School (children with special needs study here)

Rāva manorDunalka parishSouth Kurzeme Municipality1834PreservedHouses the Rāva school Reģi ManorReģiKuldīga MunicipalityBuilt in 1890Partially preservedIt had a fire in 2007 Rudbarži PalaceRudbārži parishKuldīga MunicipalityBuilt in 1835PreservedIt houses the Oskars Kalpaks Rudbārži School Sasmaka ManorValdgale parish Talsi municipalityBuilt in 1886Preserved Snēpele PalaceSnēpele parishKuldīga municipalityIn the 19th centuryPreservedIt houses the Snēpele Primary School

štakeldanga manorLaža parishSouth Kurzeme Municipality19th centuryPreserved Stende ManorLībagi parishTalsi municipalityBetween 1820 and 1848PreservedConverted into apartments after 1925

Strante manorSaka parishSouth Kurzeme MunicipalityPreservedPrivate property

Susta manorGavieze parishSouth Kurzeme Municipality19th centuryRuinsDestroyed in 1943

Tāši manorMedze parishSouth Kurzeme Municipality1734PreservedOpen to tours Tāšu-Padure ManorKalvene parishKuldīga MunicipalityEarly 19th centuryPreservedIt houses the Kalvene elementary school Tiņģere ManorĪve parishTalsi municipalityBuilt in 1805PreservedIt houses the Tiņģere elementary school Vaiņode ManorVaiņode parishSouth Kurzeme MunicipalityBuilt in 1912RuinsDestroyed during Second World WarValdeķi ManorKandava parishTukums MunicipalityBuilt in 1882PreservedIt currently houses a museum Vandzene ManorVandzene parishTalsi municipalityBeginning of the 1800sPreservedIt houses the Vandzene secondary school Vārme ManorVārme parishKuldīga municipalityBuilt in the 19th century PreservedIt houses the Vārme primary school Vērgale PalaceVērgale parishSouth Kurzeme MunicipalityBuilt in the 18th centuryPreservedIt currently houses the Vērgale school Zentene PalaceZentene parishTukums municipalityBetween 1845 and 1850PreservedIt housed the Zentene School from 1938

Virga manorVirga parishSouth Kurzeme MunicipalityAfter 1583PreservedIt has a statue of Swedish king Charles XII

Ziemupe manorVērgale parishSouth Kurzeme Municipality19th centuryPreservedIt's now a hotel

Zemgale

Name Parish Municipality Established Status Notes RefsAizupe ManorVāne parishTukums MunicipalityCompleted in 1823Partially preservedFrom 1939 to 1985 it housed a forestry school Baldone ManorBaldone Ķekava MunicipalityBuilt in 1901 PreservedBēne ManorBēne parishDobele MunicipalityEnd of the 16th centuryPreservedRebuilt between 1876 and 1878 Biksti ManorBiksti parishDobele municipalityIn the 19th centuryPreservedIt houses the Biksti Elementary School Blankenfelde ManorVilce parishJelgava municipality1743PreservedUnder renovationBornsminde ManorRundāle parishBauska Municipality1763PreservedIt formerly housed a gardening school Bramberģe ManorGlūda parishJelgava municipalityBuilt in the 17th centuryPreservedAbandoned Brukna ManorDāviņi parishBauska municipalityBuilt in the 18th century PreservedRebuilt in the 19th century Durbe PalaceTukumsTukums municipality1671PreservedIt currently houses the Tukuma MuseumDzimtmisa ManorDzimtmisaBauska Municipality19th centuryPreservedIt currently houses the Dzimtmisa SchoolJaunmokas ManorTume parishTukums municipalityRebuilt in 1901PreservedFirst mentioned in 1536Zarāns p. 108.Jelgava PalaceJelgavaJelgava municipality1738–1772PreservedLargest Baroque style palace in the Baltic statesKaucminde ManorRundāle parishBauska MunicipalityCompleted around 1780PreservedDesigned by architect Severin Jensen Lielauce ManorLielauce parishDobele MunicipalityIn the 19th centuryPreservedRestored from 1901Mencendarbe ManorBaldone Bauska MunicipalityAfter 1786Preserved Mežotne PalaceMežotne parishBauska municipality 1798–1802PreservedReconstructed in 2001, used as a hotelMežmuiža ManorAugstkalne parishDobele MunicipalityAround 1850PreservedIt houses the Augstkalne Secondary School Remte ManorRemte parishSaldus MunicipalityBuilt in 1800PreservedIt houses the Remte Primary School Reņģe ManorRuba parishSaldus municipality1881–1882 PreservedIt houses the Ruba Primary School Rundāle PalaceRundāle parishBauska MunicipalityBuilt in the 1730sPreservedCompleted in 1768 Skaistkalne ManorSkaistkalne parishBauska Municipality1893–1894PreservedIt houses the Skaistkalne secondary schoolZarāns p. 134.Svēte ManorSvēte parishJelgava municipalityBuilt around 1730PreservedExtensively remodeled from 1774 to 1775Svitene ManorSvitene parishBauska MunicipalityBeginning of the 1800sPreservedIt houses the Svitene Primary School Šķēde ManorŠķēde parishSaldus municipalityCompleted in 1761PreservedPrivate property Vadakste ManorVadakste parishSaldus municipalityBetween 1911 and 1914PreservedIt houses the Vadakste Primary School Vāne ManorVāne parish Bauska MunicipalityBuilt in 1870PreservedIt houses the Vāne primary school. Vecauce ManorAuce rural area Dobele MunicipalityBetween 1839 and 1843PreservedDesigned by Friedrich August Stüler Zaļenieki ManorZaļenieki parish Jelgava municipality Built between 1768 and 1775PreservedIt houses the Zaļenieki Vocational School Zante ManorZante parishTukums MunicipalityBefore 1850PreservedIt houses the Zante primary schoolZasa ManorZasa parishJēkabpils municipalityRuinsZemīte ManorZemīte parishTukums MunicipalityBuilt in the 19th centuryPreservedIt currently houses a school

Sēlija

Name Parish Municipality Established Status Notes RefsAsare ManorAsare parishAknīste municipality Built in 1749RuinsBurned down in January 1926 Bebrene ManorBebrene parishIlūkste municipalityBuilding completed in 1896PreservedIt houses the Bebrene secondary schoolZarāns p. 86.Ērberģe ManorMazzalve parishNereta municipality18th centuryPreservedIt currently houses the Mazzalve School Gārsene ManorGārsene parishAknīste municipalityBuilt around 1856PreservedIt currently houses the Budberg museumIlga ManorSkrudaliena parishDaugavpils municipality19th centuryPreservedRenovation completed in 2012Zarāns p. 103.Jaunsvente ManorSvente parishDaugavpils municipalityCompleted in 1912PreservedUnder restoration work since 2002 Lielmēmele ManorMazzalve parishNereta municipalityAfter 1850PreservedFormer manor built in 1801Lielzalve ManorZalve parishNereta municipalityBuilt in the 19th centuryPreservedLielzalve School was closed in 2009 Šēnheida ManorSkrudaliena parishDaugavpils municipality1870PreservedThe estate remained divided between 1922 and 1939 Vecmēmele ManorMazzalve parishNereta municipalityBuilt after 1825PreservedItalian Neo-Renaissance style Vecsaliena ManorVecsaliena parishDaugavpils municipality1870PreservedConstruction in Neo-Gothic styleZarāns p. 264.Vecborne ManorKaplava parishKrāslava municipality1880sPreserved

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