Jasmuiža Manor

Jasmuiža Manor
Latgale, Latvia

Rainis memorial museum "Jasmuiža"
Type Manor
Site history
Built 1891

Jasmuiža Manor is a manor in the historical region of Latgale, in Latvia, currently a writer's home museum dedicated to Rainis.

History

Construction of the wooden manor house near Aizkalne began in 1883 and was completed in 1891.[1] The building now houses a museum open on 16 August 1964,[2] dedicated to the Latvian writer Rainis whose father, Krišjānis Pliekšāns, managed the surrounding estate.[3]

See also

References

  1. Latvijas Piļu un Muižu asociācija. "Jasmuiža". Latvijas Piļu un Muižu asociācija. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  2. Memoriālo muzeju apvienība. "Raiņa muzejs "Jasmuiža"". Memoriālo muzeju apvienība. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  3. Zarāns, Alberts (2006). Latvijas pilis un muižas. Castles and manors of Latvia (in Latvian and English). Riga. ISBN 9984-785-05-X. OCLC 72358861.

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