Manor · 1624
Viljandi Manor
German: Fellin
Viljandi manor stood on the site of the great castle of the Livonian Order. In 1860 it was bought by Baron August Paul Adolph von Ungern-Sternberg, who gave a plot of land next to the German St John's church so that the Estonian congregation could build its own church, the Estonian St Paul's. The family buried their dead in a cemetery opposite the castle. The last heir, Heinrich von Ungern-Sternberg, joined the Viljandi Baltic German home guard formed on 20 November 1918, which later became part of the Baltic Battalion, and served in it until July 1919. Though the estate was expropriated, the family kept much of the manor centre.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Viljandi mõis asus Liivi ordu suure linnuse kohal. 1860. aastal ostis selle parun August Paul Adolph von Ungern-Sternberg, kes eraldas saksa Jaani kiriku kõrval krundi, et eesti kogudus saaks ehitada oma kiriku – Pauluse kiriku. Pere maeti lossi vastas asuvale perekonnakalmistule. Viimane pärija Heinrich von Ungern-Sternberg liitus 20. novembril 1918 moodustatud Viljandi baltisakslaste kodumaakaitse salgaga, mis hiljem liideti Balti pataljoniga, ning teenis seal 1919. aasta juulini. Kuigi mõis võõrandati, jäeti suur osa mõisasüdamest perekonnale.