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Riisipere Manor

German: Riesenberg

Riisipere Manor

Riisipere's grand house stands on the shore of a pond dug especially for it. Among its early owners was Johann von Uexküll, beheaded between the town gates of Tallinn in 1535. The estate was expropriated in 1919 from Karl Otto von Stackelberg, and in 1921 an orphanage named after Bishop Platon was founded here; it worked in the house as a children's home until 1984, when the children were moved to Muraste. Left empty, the house decayed until private buyers took it on in 1999, promising to replace the roof, doors and windows and to heat it every winter. Even a 19th-century palm house survives among the outbuildings.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

Riisipere esinduslik peahoone seisab paistiigi kaldal, mis loodi just selle jaoks mahukate mullatöödega. Varasemate omanike hulgas oli Johann von Uexküll, kes hukati 1535. aastal Tallinna linnaväravate vahel. 1919. aastal võõrandati mõis Karl Otto von Stackelbergilt ning 1921. aastal asutati siin piiskop Platoni nimeline orbude varjupaik, mis tegutses mõisahoones lastekoduna 1984. aastani, mil lapsed viidi Murastesse. Tühjaks jäänud maja lagunes, kuni 1999. aastal võtsid selle üle eraostjad, kes lubasid vahetada katuse, uksed ja aknad ning kütta maja igal talvel. Kõrvalhoonete seas on säilinud isegi 19. sajandi palmimaja.

Map of the area around Riisipere Manor
59.11640° N, 24.28250° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riisipere_mõis ↗

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