Jasmuiža Manor Explained

Jasmuiža Manor
Location:	Latgale, Latvia
Pushpin Map:	Latvia
Coordinates:	56.2024°N 26.7848°W
Type:	Manor
Built:	1891

Jasmuiža Manor is a manor in Aizkalne Parish, Preiļi Municipality in the historical region of Latgale, in Latvia, currently a writer's home museum dedicated to Rainis.

History

Construction of the wooden manor house near Aizkalne began in 1883 and was completed in 1891.^[1] The building now houses a museum open on 16 August 1964,^[2] dedicated to the Latvian writer Rainis whose father, Krišjānis Pliekšāns, managed the surrounding estate.^[3]

See also

• List of palaces and manor houses in Latvia

External links

• Rainis Museum "Jasmuiža"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Latvijas Piļu un Muižu asociācija. Jasmuiža. Latvijas Piļu un Muižu asociācija. 17 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151119140521/http://www.pilis.lv/a_pnm/view.php?id=40&prop_id=168. 19 November 2015.
2. Web site: Memoriālo muzeju apvienība. Raiņa muzejs "Jasmuiža". Memoriālo muzeju apvienība. 17 August 2012.
3. Book: Zarāns, Alberts. Latvijas pilis un muižas. Castles and manors of Latvia. lv, en. Riga. 2006. 9984-785-05-X. 72358861.