Sõmerpalu
| Sõmerpalu Sõmmõrpalo (Võro) | |
|---|---|
| Small borough | |
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Sõmerpalu manor | |
  Sõmerpalu Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 57°51′07″N 26°49′45″E / 57.85194°N 26.82917°ECoordinates: 57°51′07″N 26°49′45″E / 57.85194°N 26.82917°E | |
| Country |
 Estonia |
| County |
 Võru County |
| Municipality |
 Sõmerpalu Parish |
Sõmerpalu (Võro: Sõmmõrpalo, German: Sommerpahlen) is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Võru County, Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Sõmerpalu Parish.[1]
Sõmerpalu manor
The history of the local manor goes back to at least 1544, when there was a fortified manor, a so-called "vassal castle", at approximately the same site as the present-day manor house. During the Livonian War, however, this building was destroyed, and a new manor house was built some time after this. The present house was erected in the 1860s in the then-popular neo-Gothic style.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
- ↑ Sakk, Ivar (2004). Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Tallinn: Sakk & Sakk OÜ. p. 241. ISBN 9949-10-117-4.
External links
- Sõmerpalu Parish (Estonian)
- Sõmerpalu manor at Estonian Manors Portal
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