Pürksi Manor

Pürksi, Estonia

Pürksi estate was founded in 1620. The building is from 1852. It was the home of artist Johann Carl Emanuel von Ungern-Sternberg(1773-1830), some of whose works are currently at the Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn. The manor, which lies in a part of Estonia that formerly had a sizeable Swedish minority, is today occupied by a school that is specialised in teaching Swedish.

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122 53, Pürksi, Estonia
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Founded: 1852
Category: Palaces, manors and town halls in Estonia
Historical period: Part of the Russian Empire (Estonia)

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