Mežmuiža Manor

Mežmuiža Manor
Zemgale, Latvia
Type Manor
Site history
Built Around 1850

Mežmuiža Manor, also called Augstkalne Manor, is a Neo-Gothic style manor house in the historical region of Zemgale, in Latvia.[1]

History

Restored between 1992 and 1994, Mežmuiža Manor dates back to the mid seventies of the 19th century. The first owners were the Lievens.

The main building is located a midst the mills, the gardeners, the maids, and the administrative building, situated a little away from the barns. The manor complex also includes a 12-hectare park with pillars where exotic species are grown, such as balm, the European fir, red oak, black and mountain pine. Since 1954, it has housed the Augstkalne secondary school.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Zarāns, Alberts (2006). Latvijas pilis un muižas. Castles and manors of Latvia (in Latvian and English). Riga. ISBN 9984-785-05-X. OCLC 72358861.
  2. ↑ Latvijas Piļu un Muižu asociācija. "Mežmuiža (Augstkalnes) muiža". Latvijas Piļu un Muižu asociācija. Retrieved 21 September 2012.

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