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'''Padure Manor''' ({{lang-lv|Padures muiža}}) is a [[manor house]] in [[Padure parish]], [[Kuldīga District]], [[Latvia]]. The manor house was erected in the late 1830s to the early 1840s. Padure Manor is built in [[empire style]]. The first owner was thec Scottish merchant [[John Louis Balfour]]. Until 1920 the manor house belonged to the Balfour family. After the Latvian land reform in the early 1920s the manor was managed by the government of Latvia. |
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|location_town=[[Padure parish]] |
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| map_caption = Location of Padure Manor. |
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'''Padure Manor''' ({{lang-lv|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)|Venta]] river, in [[Padure Parish]], [[Kuldīga Municipality]], [[Latvia]]. Used as a war hospital during the [[German occupation of Latvia during World War II|German occupation]] in the [[Second World War]], it housed the Padure parish library until 2005. |
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==History== |
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The manor house was erected in the late 1830s to the early 1840s.<ref name=LPMA>{{cite web|last=LATVIJAS PIĻU UN MUIŽU ASOCIĀCIJA|title=Historical information|url=http://padure-en.pilis.lv/Home/historical-information|publisher=LATVIJAS PIĻU UN MUIŽU ASOCIĀCIJA|access-date=17 August 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818064531/http://padure-en.pilis.lv/Home/historical-information|archive-date=18 August 2012}}</ref> The first owner was the Scottish merchant [[Balfour (surname)|John Louis Balfour]] who acquired the property from the von Stempel family, who owned the Padure estate and [[Turkalne Manor]].<ref name=LPMA/> His eldest son, Alfon Balfour, managed the estate until the beginning of the 1920s.<ref name=LPMA/> After the [[Latvian Land Reform of 1920|Latvian Agrarian Reform]] was instituted, from 1922 the manor was managed by the government of Latvia.<ref>[http://www.paduremanor.com/ Padure manor] Website</ref> |
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From 1 April 1923, a school was opened.<ref name=LPMA/> During the [[German occupation of Latvia during World War II|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.<ref name=LPMA/> Until 2005, the manor housed the Padure parish library.<ref name=LPMA/> |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of palaces and manor houses in Latvia]] |
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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 |
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.
History[edit]
The 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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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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