Dursupe Manor (Latvian: Dursupes muižas pils, German: Dursuppen, Groß-Dursuppen) is a manor house located in the Dursupe, Balgale Parish, Talsi Municipality, in the historical region of Courland, western Latvia.[1]
| Dursupe Manor | |
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  Dursupe Manor | |
| General information | |
| Location | Dursupe, Balgale Parish, Talsi municipality, Courland |
| Country |  Latvia |
| Coordinates | 57°11′37″N 22°52′16″E / 57.19361°N 22.87111°E |
| Completed | 1820 |
History
editThe manor house was built in 1820 and was reconstructed in the second half of the 19th century in Neoclassical style. The manor complex also includes several granaries, a servant's house, a lime tree, a fork and a 6.7-hectare park with split beech.
At the beginning of the 19th century, it was owned by Prince Karl Christoph Lieven (1767-1844), the Russian Minister of Education (1828-1833), the founder of the Teacher Training Seminary. K. K. Liven is buried at Balgale Church.[2][3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Dursupe manor (Dursupe) Wikimapia
- ^ (in Latvian) Dursupes muižas pils
- ^ Alberts Zarāns (2006). Latvijas pilis un muižas. A. Zarāns. p. 28. ISBN 9984-785-05-X. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
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