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. And as there are more than 1000 manor houses and palaces in Latvia, this list is incomplete. [1]
Name | Parish | Municipality | Established | Status | Notes | Refs |
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Tadaiķi parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | 19th century | Preserved | During the Soviet occupation, the building housed apartments, a shop, and a post office | ||
Aizvīķi parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | around 1870 | Preserved | Since 1952 it houses a nursing home. | ||
Aizpute parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | Finished in 1762 | Preserved | The building houses the Aizpute Local History Museum | ||
Laža parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | Completed in 1742 | Preserved | It houses the Apriķi Primary School | ||
Embūte parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | built around 1867 | Preserved | Formerly housed a school but now is a museum. | ||
Kazdanga parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | Built in 1860 | Preserved | It currently houses a museum | ||
Cīrava parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | 1752 | Preserved | Reconstructed in the 1960s | [2] | |
Cēre parish | Tukums Municipality | Rebuilt in the 1860s | Preserved | It currently houses the Cēre Primary School | ||
Vecpils parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | Unknown | Destroyed | A guest house by the name of "Vecpils muiža" was constructed on the former site of the manor. | ||
Embūte parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | Possibly built in 1886 | Ruins | The manor was left abandoned after the 1970s | ||
Grobiņa parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | 1913 | Preserved | |||
Balgale parish | Talsi Municipality | Built in 1820 | Preserved | Currently is private property | [3] | |
Cīrava parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | Early 19th century | Preserved | It currently houses the Dzērve Primary School | ||
Embūte parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | 18th century | Ruins | Built 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 parish | Saldus municipality | Built in 1750 | Preserved | It houses the Ezere Secondary School | ||
Talsi | Talsi municipality | Built in 1883 | Preserved | It houses the Talsi Regional Museum | ||
Gavieze parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | 19th century | Preserved | The manor itself is an elementary school, but a culture house has been established in the former stable | ||
Grobiņa parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | late 18th-early 19th century | Preserved | It houses the State Social Care Center | ||
Īvande parish | Kuldīga municipality | After 1850 | Preserved | Stands next to the Īvande Old Manor | ||
Īvade parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | early 18th century | Preserved | Stands next to the Īvande Manor | ||
Jaunauce parish | Saldus municipality | Early 19th century | Preserved | It houses the Jaunauce Primary School | ||
Jaunlutriņi parish | Saldus municipality | Beginning of the 1800s | Preserved | It houses the Jaunlutriņu Elementary School | ||
Kabile parish | Kuldīga municipality | Between 1734 and 1740 | Preserved | Remodelled in the 1860s | ||
Kalēti parish | South Kurzeme municipality | 1876 | Preserved | Today, the manor houses the Kalēti Primary School, but the Music and Art School works creatively in the left wing of the building. | ||
Rudbārži parish | Kuldīga Municipality | Around 1855 | Preserved | Made available for public events | [4] | |
Saldus parish | Saldus municipality | Completed in 1874 | Preserved | It houses the Saldus Agricultural School | [5] | |
Medze parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | rebuilt in 1843 | Preserved | The manor is being sold | ||
Kazdanga parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | 1800 | Preserved | Burned in 1905 and renovated in 1907 | [6] | |
Laidi parish | Kuldīga municipality | Early 19th century | Preserved | It houses the Laidi Primary School | ||
Pūre parish | Tukums municipality | Between 1855 and 1856 | Preserved | It houses the Dzirciems boarding school | ||
Laža parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | 1871 | Preserved | It houses the Laža boarding school | ||
Tadaiķi parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | 2nd half of the 18th century | Preserved | Currently it is being sold | ||
Vaiņode parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | 17th century | Preserved | Private property | ||
Durbe parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | 1825 | Preserved | |||
Ārlava parish | Talsi municipality | Built around 1880 | Preserved | Built by architect T. Seiler | [7] | |
| Nīca parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | 18th century? | Original look has been lost, but it is technically preserved. | It houses the social home "Ārītes" | |
Padure parish | Kuldīga municipality | Late 1830s to early 1840s | Preserved, but on sale | It housed the Padure's library until 2005 | [8] | |
Ģibuļi parish | Talsi municipality | Built in 1700 | Preserved | It houses the Pastende primary school | ||
Pelči parish | Kuldīga municipality | Built in 1903–1904 | Preserved | One of the early Latvian manors | [9] | |
Pope parish | Ventspils municipality | Originally built in 1653 | Preserved | It houses the Pope primary school | ||
Priekule parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | 18th century | Preserved | It houses a highschool | ||
Virga parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | 1st mentioned in 1357 | Preserved | Houses the Mežupe Primary School (children with special needs study here) | ||
Dunalka parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | 1834 | Preserved | Houses the Rāva school | ||
Reģi | Kuldīga Municipality | Built in 1890 | Partially preserved | It had a fire in 2007 | ||
Rudbārži parish | Kuldīga Municipality | Built in 1835 | Preserved | It houses the Oskars Kalpaks Rudbārži School | ||
Valdgale parish | Talsi municipality | Built in 1886 | Preserved | [10] | ||
Snēpele parish | Kuldīga municipality | In the 19th century | Preserved | It houses the Snēpele Primary School | [11] | |
Laža parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | 19th century | Preserved | |||
Lībagi parish | Talsi municipality | Between 1820 and 1848 | Preserved | Converted into apartments after 1925 | [12] | |
Saka parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | Preserved | Private property | |||
Gavieze parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | 19th century | Ruins | Destroyed in 1943 | ||
Medze parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | 1734 | Preserved | Open to tours | ||
Kalvene parish | Kuldīga Municipality | Early 19th century | Preserved | It houses the Kalvene elementary school | [13] | |
Īve parish | Talsi municipality | Built in 1805 | Preserved | It houses the Tiņģere elementary school | ||
Vaiņode parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | Built in 1912 | Ruins | Destroyed during Second World War | ||
Vandzene parish | Talsi municipality | Beginning of the 1800s | Preserved | It houses the Vandzene secondary school | ||
Vārme parish | Kuldīga municipality | Built in the 19th century | Preserved | It houses the Vārme primary school | ||
Vērgale parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | Built in the 18th century | Preserved | It currently houses the Vērgale school | [14] | |
Zentene parish | Tukums municipality | Between 1845 and 1850 | Preserved | It housed the Zentene School from 1938 | [15] | |
Virga parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | After 1583 | Preserved | It has a statue of Swedish king | ||
Vērgale parish | South Kurzeme Municipality | 19th century | Preserved | It's now a hotel |
Name | Parish | Municipality | Established | Status | Notes | Refs |
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Vāne parish | Tukums Municipality | Completed in 1823 | Partially preserved | From 1939 to 1985 it housed a forestry school | [16] | |
Baldone | Ķekava Municipality | Built in 1901 | Preserved | |||
Bēne parish | Dobele Municipality | End of the 16th century | Preserved | Rebuilt between 1876 and 1878 | [17] | |
Biksti parish | Dobele municipality | In the 19th century | Preserved | It houses the Biksti Elementary School | [18] | |
Vilce parish | Jelgava municipality | 1743 | Preserved | Under renovation | [19] | |
Rundāle parish | Bauska Municipality | 1763 | Preserved | It formerly housed a gardening school | [20] | |
Glūda parish | Jelgava municipality | Built in the 17th century | Preserved | Abandoned | [21] | |
Dāviņi parish | Bauska municipality | Built in the 18th century | Preserved | Rebuilt in the 19th century | [22] | |
Tukums | Tukums municipality | 1671 | Preserved | It currently houses the Tukuma Museum | [23] | |
Dzimtmisa | Bauska Municipality | 19th century | Preserved | It currently houses the Dzimtmisa School | [24] | |
Tume parish | Tukums municipality | Rebuilt in 1901 | Preserved | First mentioned in 1536 | [25] | |
Jelgava | Jelgava municipality | 1738–1772 | Preserved | Largest Baroque style palace in the Baltic states | [26] | |
Rundāle parish | Bauska Municipality | Completed around 1780 | Preserved | Designed by architect Severin Jensen | [27] | |
Lielauce parish | Dobele Municipality | In the 19th century | Preserved | Restored from 1901 | [28] | |
Baldone | Bauska Municipality | After 1786 | Preserved | [29] | ||
Mežotne parish | Bauska municipality | 1798–1802 | Preserved | Reconstructed in 2001, used as a hotel | [30] | |
Augstkalne parish | Dobele Municipality | Around 1850 | Preserved | It houses the Augstkalne Secondary School | [31] | |
Remte parish | Saldus Municipality | Built in 1800 | Preserved | It houses the Remte Primary School | [32] | |
Ruba parish | Saldus municipality | 1881–1882 | Preserved | It houses the Ruba Primary School | [33] | |
Rundāle parish | Bauska Municipality | Built in the 1730s | Preserved | Completed in 1768 | [34] | |
Skaistkalne parish | Bauska Municipality | 1893–1894 | Preserved | It houses the Skaistkalne secondary school | [35] | |
Svēte parish | Jelgava municipality | Built around 1730 | Preserved | Extensively remodeled from 1774 to 1775 | [36] | |
Svitene parish | Bauska Municipality | Beginning of the 1800s | Preserved | It houses the Svitene Primary School | [37] | |
Šķēde parish | Saldus municipality | Completed in 1761 | Preserved | Private property | [38] | |
Vadakste parish | Saldus municipality | Between 1911 and 1914 | Preserved | It houses the Vadakste Primary School | [39] | |
Kandava parish | Tukums Municipality | Built in 1882 | Preserved | It currently houses a museum | [40] | |
Vāne parish | Bauska Municipality | Built in 1870 | Preserved | It houses the Vāne primary school. | [41] | |
Auce rural area | Dobele Municipality | Between 1839 and 1843 | Preserved | Designed by Friedrich August Stüler | [42] | |
Zaļenieki parish | Jelgava municipality | Built between 1768 and 1775 | Preserved | It houses the Zaļenieki Vocational School | [43] [44] | |
Zante parish | Tukums Municipality | Before 1850 | Preserved | It houses the Zante primary school | ||
Zasa parish | Jēkabpils municipality | Ruins | ||||
Zemīte parish | Tukums Municipality | Built in the 19th century | Preserved | It currently houses a school | [45] |
Name | Parish | Municipality | Established | Status | Notes | Refs |
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Asare parish | Aknīste municipality | Built in 1749 | Ruins | Burned down in January 1926 | [46] [47] | |
Bebrene parish | Ilūkste municipality | Building completed in 1896 | Preserved | It houses the Bebrene secondary school | [48] | |
Mazzalve parish | Nereta municipality | 18th century | Preserved | It currently houses the Mazzalve School | [49] | |
Gārsene parish | Aknīste municipality | Built around 1856 | Preserved | It currently houses the Budberg museum | [50] | |
Skrudaliena parish | Daugavpils municipality | 19th century | Preserved | Renovation completed in 2012 | [51] | |
Svente parish | Daugavpils municipality | Completed in 1912 | Preserved | Under restoration work since 2002 | [52] | |
Mazzalve parish | Nereta municipality | After 1850 | Preserved | Former manor built in 1801 | [53] [54] | |
Zalve parish | Nereta municipality | Built in the 19th century | Preserved | Lielzalve School was closed in 2009 | [55] | |
Skrudaliena parish | Daugavpils municipality | 1870 | Preserved | The estate remained divided between 1922 and 1939 | [56] | |
Mazzalve parish | Nereta municipality | Built after 1825 | Preserved | Italian Neo-Renaissance style | [57] | |
Vecsaliena parish | Daugavpils municipality | 1870 | Preserved | Construction in Neo-Gothic style | [58] | |
Kaplava parish | Krāslava municipality | 1880s | Preserved |
Name | Parish | Municipality | Established | Status | Notes | Refs |
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Grundzāle parish | Smiltene municipality | 1793 | Preserved | [59] | ||
Beļava parish | Gulbene municipality | Around 1760 | Preserved | [60] | ||
Sarkaņi parish | Madona municipality | Preserved | ||||
Vidriži parish | Limbaži municipality | Built between 1857 and 1860 | Preserved | Rebuilt in the beginning of the 20th century | [61] | |
Cesvaine | Cesvaine municipality | Built in 1896 | Preserved | Architects Hans Grisebach and August Dinklage | [62] [63] | |
Ineši parish | Vecpiebalga municipality | 1886 | Preserved | Renovated in 2000 | [64] | |
Dikļi parish | Kocēni municipality | 1896 | Preserved | Restored and privately owned since 2000 | [65] | |
Salaspils parish | Salaspils municipality | 1898 | Preserved | It currently houses the Daugava River Museum | [66] | |
Drabeši parish | Amata municipality | Preserved | ||||
Dzelzava parish | Madona municipality | 1767 | Preserved | [60] | ||
Dzērbene parish | Vecpiebalga municipality | Built in 18th century | Preserved | |||
Gaujiena parish | Ape municipality | Preserved | ||||
Vidriži parish | Limbaži municipality | Around 1880 | Preserved | It is currently a hotel | [67] | |
Jaungulbene parish | Gulbene municipality | Completed in 1878 | Preserved | |||
Jumurda parish | Ērgļi municipality | Preserved | ||||
Katvari parish | Limbaži municipality | Preserved | ||||
Kocēni parish | Kocēni municipality | Preserved | ||||
Liepa parish | Priekuļi municipality | During 19th century | Preserved | |||
Liezēre Parish | Madona Municipality | Preserved | ||||
Litene parish | Gulbene municipality | Built before 1850 | Preserved | It houses the Litene Elementary School | ||
Lizums parish | Gulbene municipality | Around 1850 | Preserved | It houses the Lizums Secondary School | [68] | |
Mālpils | Mālpils municipality | Restructured after 1750 | Preserved | The building was rebuilt from 1905 | [69] [70] | |
Mazsalaca | Mazsalaca municipality | Built before 1780 | Preserved | It now houses the Mazsalaca School | [71] | |
Kauguri parish | Beverīna municipality | Preserved | ||||
Naukšēni parish | Naukšēni municipality | End of the 18th century | Preserved | It houses the Naukšēni People Museum | [72] | |
Vietalva parish | Pļaviņas municipality | Around 1850 | Partly ruined | [73] | ||
Brīvzemnieki parish | Aloja municipality | End of the 18th century | Preserved | It houses the Ozolmuiža Elementary School | [74] | |
Palsmane parish | Smiltene municipality | Built in 1880 | Preserved | |||
Brīvzemnieki parish | Aloja municipality | 1870s | Preserved | It houses the Puikule Primary School. | [75] | |
| Sēja parish | Sēja municipality | Built in 1766 Renovated from 1883 to 1885 | Ruins | [76] | |
| Skujene parish | Amata municipality | Destroyed by fire in 1905 | Sērmūkši School built on former site in 1936 | [77] | |
| Skrīveri Parish | Skrīveri municipality | Built from 1881 to 1887 | Destroyed in 1915 during the World War I. | [ circular reference ] | |
| Stāmeriena parish | Gulbene municipality | Built from 1835 to 1843 | Preserved | [78] [79] | |
Klintaine parish | Pļaviņas municipality | Preserved | ||||
Suntaži parish | Ogre municipality | End of the 18th century | Preserved | Renovated in 1909 | [80] | |
Taurupe parish | Ogre municipality | After 1724 | Preserved | Converted into a school in 1938 | [81] | |
Trapene parish | Ape municipality | Beginning of the 1800s | Preserved | |||
Raiskums parish | Pārgauja municipality | 1732 | Preserved | [60] | ||
Bebri parish | Koknese municipality | Preserved | ||||
| Gulbene | Gulbene municipality | 1763 | Preserved | It now houses a Spa Hotel | [82] |
Veselava parish | Priekuļi municipality | Built in the 19th century | Preserved | |||
Vestiena parish | Madona municipality | Built around 1750 | Preserved | It houses the Vestiena Elementary School | ||
Ziemeri parish | Alūksne municipality | Preserved | ||||
Gaujiena parish | Ape municipality | Preserved |
Name | Parish | Municipality | Established | Status | Notes | Refs |
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Vērēmi parish | Rēzekne municipality | 1851 | Preserved | [83] | ||
Rožkalni parish | Vārkava municipality | Preserved | ||||
Cibla parish | Cibla municipality | Preserved | ||||
Cibla Parish | Cibla Municipality | Beginning of the 1900s | Preserved | |||
Aizkalne parish | Preiļi municipality | Built between 1883 and 1891 | Preserved | The manor currently houses a museum | [84] | |
Pelēči parish | Preiļi municipality | Built between 1860 and 1863 | Preserved | It housed a primary school from 1922 to 2003 | [85] | |
Aglona parish | Aglona municipality | Preserved | ||||
Krāslava | Krāslava municipality | Completed in 1791 | Preserved | |||
Krāslava | Krāslava municipality | Built in 1759 | Abandoned and ruined | [86] | ||
Lūznava parish | Rēzekne municipality | Built between 1905 and 1911 | Preserved | |||
Malnava parish | Kārsava municipality | Built in the 19th century | Preserved | The first building dates of 1784 | [87] | |
Pasiene parish | Zilupe municipality | Built in the 17th century | Preserved | Privatised in need of renovation | [88] | |
Preiļi | Preiļi municipality | Built in the 19th century | Partially preserved | Reconstructed between 1860 and 1865 | [89] | |
Rikava parish | Rēzekne municipality | Built in 1870 | Preserved | It currently houses the Rikava School | [90] | |
Salnava parish | Kārsava municipality | Built in 1785 | Preserved | It currently houses the Salnava Elementary School | [91] | |
Varakļāni | Varakļāni municipality | Built between 1783 and 1789 | Preserved | Varakļāni Regional Museum | [92] | |
Upmala Parish | Vārkava municipality | In the 19th century | Preserved | A new stone manor was built in 1865 | [93] |
Ēdole Castle is a Gothic Revival castle situated on the banks of Ēdole Lake, Ēdole parish, in the historical region of Courland, western Latvia. Originally consisting of two residential buildings linked by a stone wall, the castle is surrounded by landscape park. It is considered an architectural and archaeological monument of national importance.
Nogale Manor is a manor house in Neo-Classicism style in Ārlava parish, in the Talsi municipality of the historical region of Courland, western Latvia. It was built around 1880 according to the project by the architect T. Seiler.
Stende Manor, also called Dižstende Manor, is a manor house in Lībagi Parish in Talsi Municipality in the historical region of Courland, in western Latvia.
Kalna Manor, also called Sieksāte Manor, is a manor house in Rudbārži Parish, Kuldīga Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. The complex includes a manor, park and farm buildings.
Sasmaka Manor is a manor house located in a park near Lake Sasmaka west coast, near Valdemārpils, Talsi municipality, in the historical region of Courland, western Latvia.
Snēpele Palace is a palace in Snēpele Parish, Kuldīga Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia. It was originally built at the beginning of the 19th century as a baronial hunting lodge with two room apartments for guests on the second floor. The building has housed the Snēpele primary school since 1924.
Jaunmokas Manor is a manor house in Tume Parish, Tukums Municipality in the historical region of Zemgale, in Latvia. Since 1991 the building has housed a woods and forestry museum, exhibiting the respective techniques and the history of forestry in the country.
Lielauce Manor is a manor house built in late classical or Empire style in the 19th century for Count Medem on the south shore of Lielauce Lake, in the historical region of Semigallia, in Latvia.
Mežmuiža Manor, also called Augstkalne Manor, is a Neo-Gothic style manor house in Augstkalne Parish, Dobele Municipality in the Semigallia region of Latvia.
Vecauce Manor, also known as Auce Manor, is a manor house near the town of Auce in the historical region of Semigallia, in Latvia originally designed by Friedrich August Stüler for Count Johan Friedrich von Medem and constructed between 1839 and 1843. Since 1920, the building has been used for education purposes and is currently run by the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies.
Durbe Manor is a Neoclassical manor house located in Tukums, in the historical region of Zemgale, in Latvia. One of the most interesting classical manor houses in Latvia. Today it houses part of the Tukums Museum collection.
Remte Manor is a manor house in the historical region of Courland, in Remte, Latvia. Originally built in 1800, it was modernized in 1880. The building currently houses the Remte primary school.
Svēte Manor is a manor house in Svēte parish in the historical region of Zemgale, in Latvia.
Vāne Manor is a 19th-century manor house in Vāne parish, Kandava municipality in the historical region of Zemgale, in Latvia.
Cirsti Manor is a two-storey manor house built in 1886 in Neo-Gothic red brick style in the historical region of Vidzeme, northern Latvia.
Litene Manor is a manor house in Litene parish, in the historical region of Vidzeme, in northern Latvia. It was built during the first half of the 19th century in Classical style for Baron Otto von Wolff on the banks of the Pededze. Manor was burned down during revolution of 1905 but was later restored in simplified forms. After Latvian agrarian reforms in 1921 manor house was nationalized and lands partitioned. Since 1924, building houses the Litene Primary School. By the decision of the Gulbene Municipality Council, Litene Primary School is closed from September 1, 2018.
Sērmūkši Manor was a manor house in Cēsis Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It was burned down in 1905 and never rebuilt.
Stāmeriena Palace is a palace built in Historicist style from 1835 to 1843 in the historical region of Vidzeme, northern Latvia. Its first owner was Johann Gottlieb von Wolff (1756-1817) and subsequently his descendants.
Jasmuiža Manor is a manor in Aizkalne Parish, Preiļi Municipality in the historical region of Latgale, in Latvia, currently a writer's home museum dedicated to Rainis.
Asare Manor is a manor house built in 1749 in the Aknīste region, former Asare municipality, Jēkabpils district, Latvia. The house was built in 1749, rebuilt in the 19th century in Neo-Gothic style, and burned down in 1926. During the Latvian agrarian reforms in 1920, the manor house was nationalized and lands partitioned. Prior to reform manor belonged to the Walther-Wittenheim family. Currently only impressive ruins remain.
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