Manor
Mahtra Manor
Mahtra mõis · German: Machters
Mahtra gave its name to the most famous peasant uprising in Estonian history. In 1858 the farmers here believed the new peasant law freed them from extra labour duties, and when a punitive company of 50 soldiers arrived to have them flogged, 700–800 men from Juuru, Kose and Rapla gathered at the manor on 14 June armed with poles. In the fight that followed, ten peasants and the company's captain died, and the manor house burned. The punishment was brutal: 41 men were made to run the gauntlet. The manor itself is mostly gone; a granary, ruins, a Dutch windmill shell and the 1933 memorial remain.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Mahtra andis nime Eesti ajaloo kuulsaimale talurahvarahutusele. 1858. aastal uskusid siinsed talupojad, et uus talurahvaseadus vabastab nad abiteost, ning kui nende peksmiseks saabus 50 soldatiga karistussalk, kogunes 14. juunil mõisa teivastega relvastatud 700–800 meest Juurust, Koselt ja Raplast. Järgnenud kokkupõrkes said surma kümme talupoega ja salga kapten ning mõisa härrastemaja põles maha. Karistus oli julm: 41 meest aeti läbi kadalipu. Mõisast endast on enamik kadunud; alles on ait, varemed, hollandi tuuliku kere ja 1933. aasta mälestussammas.
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