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. [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] |
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| 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] | |
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| Skujene parish | Amata municipality | Destroyed by fire in 1905 | Sērmūkši School built on former site in 1936 | [77] | |
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| Skrīveri Parish | Skrīveri municipality | Built from 1881 to 1887 | Destroyed in 1915 during the World War I. | [ circular reference ] | |
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| 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 | |||
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| 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] |
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