Padure Manor (Latvian: Padures muižas pils) is a manor house built in empire style located about 200 metres from a large pond formed by the waters of the Venta river, in Padure Parish, Kuldīga Municipality, Latvia. Used as a war hospital during the German occupation in the Second World War, it housed the Padure parish library until 2005.
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Empire style |
| Town or city | Padure parish |
| Country | Latvia |
| Coordinates | 57°1′11″N 21°54′30″E / 57.01972°N 21.90833°E |
| Completed | early 1840s |
History
editThe manor house was erected in the late 1830s to the early 1840s.[1] The first owner was the Scottish merchant John Louis Balfour who acquired the property from the von Stempel family, who owned the Padure estate and Turkalne Manor.[1] His eldest son, Alfon Balfour, managed the estate until the beginning of the 1920s.[1] After the Latvian Agrarian Reform was instituted, from 1922 the manor was managed by the government of Latvia.[2]
From 1 April 1923, a school was opened.[1] During the German occupation the manor served as a war hospital and after 1945, the buildings of the estate began to be used as an agricultural experimental station.[1] Until 2005, the manor housed the Padure parish library.[1]
See also
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- ^ a b c d e f LATVIJAS PIĻU UN MUIŽU ASOCIĀCIJA. "Historical information". LATVIJAS PIĻU UN MUIŽU ASOCIĀCIJA. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ Padure manor Website
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