Hummuli

Hummuli
Small borough
Hummuli manor main building, today a school
Hummuli Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 57°54′23″N26°03′11″E / 57.90639°N 26.05306°E / 57.90639; 26.05306
Country	Estonia
County	Valga County
Municipality	Hummuli Parish
Population  (01.01.2010 [1] )
• Total	379

Hummuli (German : Hummelshof) is a small borough (Estonian : alevik) in Valga County, in southern Estonia. It was the administrative centre of Hummuli Parish. Hummuli has a population of 379 (as of 1 January 2010). ^[1] In 1702 the Battle of Hummelshof, part of the Great Northern War, took place near Hummuli.

Hummuli manor

Hummuli manor has a history that goes back to at least 1470. The present-day building however dates from the 1860s, when the manor belonged to the local aristocrats von Samson-Himmelstjerna, who were the owners of the estate right up until 1914. Today the manor houses a school, and although a few interior details remain, the interior layout of the neo-Gothic building has changed drastically. ^[2] In 1919 a battle of the Estonian War of Independence took place near Hummuli manor.

View at Hummuli - panoramio

References

1. "Hummuli valla arengukava 2007–2016" (in Estonian). Hummuli vald. p. 7.
2. Sakk, Ivar (2004). Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Tallinn: Sakk & Sakk OÜ. p. 261. ISBN   9949-10-117-4.

External links

• Hummuli Parish (in Estonian)
• Hummuli Manor at Estonian Manors Portal