Manor
Porkuni Manor
Porkuni mõis · German: Borkholm, Schloss
Porkuni takes its name from Simon von der Borch, bishop of Tallinn, who in 1479 built his castle on an island in Lake Porkuni, at the source of the Valgejõgi river: Borkholm, 'Borch's island', became Porkuni in Estonian. The castle was wrecked in the Livonian War, and only its five-storey gate tower survives, square below and octagonal above; restored, it now houses a limestone museum. A few dozen metres south, the Rennenkampff family built a historicist manor house with Tudor and neo-Renaissance touches and an octagonal corner tower in 1874. Since 15 May 1924 the house has been used by a school for children with hearing impairments.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Porkuni on saanud nime Tallinna piiskopi Simon von der Borchi järgi, kes rajas 1479. aastal oma linnuse Valgejõe alguseks oleva Porkuni järve saarele: Borkholm ehk Borchi saar mugandus eesti keeles Porkuniks. Linnus purustati Liivi sõjas ja sellest on säilinud vaid viiekorruseline väravatorn, alt neli-, ülalt kaheksatahuline; restaureerituna asub selles Paemuuseum. Mõnikümmend meetrit lõuna pool ehitasid Rennenkampffid 1874. aastal tuudorstiili ja uusrenessansi joontega historitsistliku peahoone kaheksatahulise nurgatorniga. Alates 15. maist 1924 kasutab maja vaegkuuljate kool.
Source: https://mois.ee/mois/porkuni ↗