Joosu

Coordinates: 57 ° 56 '  N , 27 ° 2'  E

Joosu​

Estonia

Fog over Joosu

Former manor of the estate

The old tavern built in the 19th century

Joosu (German Waimel-Neuhof ) is a village ( Estonian küla ) in southeast Estonia . It belongs to the Põlva Municipality (until 2017 Laheda ) in the Põlva County .

Population and location

The village has 90 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011). It is located ten kilometers northeast of the city of Võru .

Well

The local estate was separated from the Väimela ( Waimel ) farm in the first half of the 18th century . The Baltic German military and circumnavigator Ferdinand von Wrangel (1797-1870) spent his childhood there.

The elongated, single-storey mansion was built in the second half of the 18th century in the style of early classicism . The rooms are arranged as a suite . It is in ruins today.

A granary has been preserved from the outbuildings .

literature

• Baltic historical local dictionary. Part 1: Estonia (including Northern Livonia) (= sources and studies on Baltic history. Volume 8/1). Started by Hans Feldmann . Published by Heinz von zur Mühlen . Edited by Gertrud Westermann . Böhlau, Cologne / Vienna 1985, ISBN 3-412-07183-8 , p. 638.

Web links

Commons : Gut Joosu  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Description (eestigiid.ee)
• Gut Joosu (mois.ee, German)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Estonian Statistical Office , accessed on January 14, 2017
2. ↑ Ivar Sakk: Eesti mõisad. Rice yuht. Tallinn 2002 ( ISBN 9985-78-574-6 ), p. 311