Purdi Manor, Purdi, Estonia - SpottingHistory.com

Purdi manor (Noistfer) has a history that goes back to at least 1560. The current building is a baroque manor house, built in circa 1760-1770 by the von Baranoff family. Some baroque interiors still survive. Additions to the building were made in the 19th century. Several annexes belonging to the estate are still preserved, notably the granary, as well as the baroque burial chapel of the Ungern-Sternberg family, who were the last feudal landlords of the estate.

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MAD DROPS (4 years ago)
Norm aga ehitatakse kaua

Marko Tammiku (4 years ago)
Väga meeldiv koht

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Mõnus rahulik koht kus pikniku pidada

Peeter Raal (4 years ago)
Minu vanaisa Hugo Raal oli Purdis proviisor(apteeker)

Anatoly Ko (9 years ago)
Purdi , Paide vald, Järvamaa 58.994646, 25.620578 ‎58° 59' 40.73", 25° 37' 14.08" Современный предшественник мызы Пурди, находился в Оятагузе, в трёх километрах от центральной части мызы на запад. Здесь находилась мыза ордена, которая сначала принадлежала Таллинну, позже пайдескому городскому фогту. Во время ливонской войны, 7 июня 1560 года, русские войска подожгли мызу Оятагузе и она сгорела до тла. В послевоенное время, эти земли перешли во владение к Буртам, которые построили новый господский дом на месте старого. Немецкое название мызы Нойсфер, стали использовать в качестве исторического названия местности. Эстонское название Пурди происходит от фамилии одних из владельцев мызы. В 17 веке, Бурты построили каменный господский дом, который, предположительно, был разрушен в годы Северной войны, когда совершались грабительские набеги на всю эту территорию. В 18 веке, мыза перешла во владение к дворянской семье Бараноффа. В 1760-70 годах Бараноффы построили одноэтажный каменный господский дом в стиле барокко, который сохранился до наших дней. Построенный в то время господский дом имел щипковую крышу, а также невысокие пристройки. Центральная часть здания датируется 17 веком. Неподалёку от господского дома находится ряд хозяйственных построек 18 века – амбар, конюшня, экипажная, дом управляющего и дом для прислуги – часть из них сохранилась, от некоторых остались лишь развалины. Из мызы к церкви Анна ведёт 2-километровая аллея. До 2000 года на мызе функционировала школа, на сегодняшний день, мыза находится в частном владении. В юго-западном направлении, на расстоянии 1,5 км, неподалёку от дороги, ведущей к церкви Анна, находится часовня с волютной крышей.

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