Ungurmuiža Manor

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Ungurmuiža Manor
General information
Architectural style Baroque
Town or city Pārgauja municipality
Country Latvia
Construction started 1731
Completed 1732
Client Balthasar Freiherr von Campenhausen

Ungurmuiža Manor (Latvian: Ungurmuižas kungu māja) is a manor house in the historical region of Vidzeme, in northern Latvia. The estate is named for the von Ungern family, who owned it prior to the middle of the 17th century. The current wooden manor was built in 1731-1732 in Baroque style for the owner, Lieutenant General Balthasar Freiherr von Campenhausen. The von Campenhausen family owned the estate from 1728 to 1939. Ungurmuiža manor was one of those manors which was not nationalised in Latvian agrarian reforms of 1920s. Despite its quite small size, manor is elegant construction with richest wall paintings and ceiling plafonds of Baroque age in Vidzeme region.

Ungurmuiža manor on 2013.09.29

See also

References

Zarāns, Alberts (2006). Latvijas pilis un muižas. Castles and manors of Latvia. (in Latvian, English). Riga. ISBN 9984-785-05-X. OCLC 72358861. 

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Coordinates: 57°21′45″N 25°05′19″E / 57.36250°N 25.08861°E / 57.36250; 25.08861


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