Tõstamaa

Tõstamaa
—  Small borough  —
Local government of Tõstamaa Parish.
Tõstamaa
Location in Estonia
Coordinates:
Country Estonia
County Pärnu County
Municipality Tõstamaa Parish
First mentioned 1553
Population (01.01.2011[1])
 • Total 572

Tõstamaa is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Pärnu County, southwestern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Tõstamaa Parish. Tõstamaa has a population of 572 (as of 1 January 2011).[1]

Tõstamaa Manor was first mentioned in 1553 as Testama, when it belonged to the Bishop of Ösel–Wiek. Lated the owners have been the Kursells, Helmersens and Staël von Holsteins. The Early-Classical two-storey main building was built in 1804. The manor was disspossessed in 1919 and since 1921 a local school (Tõstamaa Keskkool) is operating in the main building.[2]

Tõstamaa St. Mary's Lutheran church was built in 1763–1768.

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References

  1. ^ a b "Külad" (in Estonian). Tõstamaa vald. http://www.tostamaa.ee/client/default.asp?wa_id=34&wa_object_id=1&w. Retrieved 23 May 2011. 
  2. ^ "Tõstamaa mõis" (in Estonian). Estonian Manors Portal. http://www.mois.ee/parnu/tostamaa.shtml. Retrieved 23 May 2011. 

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