Penijõe Explained

Official Name:Penijõe
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Pärnu County
Subdivision Type2:Parish
Subdivision Name2:Lääneranna Parish
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

Penijõe is a village in Lääneranna Parish, Pärnu County, in western Estonia;[1] in the centre of Matsalu National Park.

Penijõe Manor

Penijõe (German: Pennijöggi) estate was established in the first half of the 17th century. Before the Estonian Declaration of Independence in 1918, the manor had belonged to different Baltic German families. Between 1935 and 1955, the manor housed an agricultural school, and was later divided into flats. In 2000 the building was renovated.

The current building was erected in the first half of the 18th century. In the early 19th century, a second floor and the portico was added and the manor received its current classicist look. The manor is unusual in that the second floor is wooden rather than made of stone.

The manor is located in Matsalu National Park and today houses the Matsalu Nature Centre.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. (retrieved 28 July 2021)
  2. Book: Sakk, Ivar . Estonian Manors - A Travelogue . Sakk & Sakk OÜ . 2004 . Tallinn . 313. 9949-10-117-4 .
  3. Book: Viirand, Tiiu. Estonia. Cultural Tourism . Kunst Publishers . 2004 . 112. 9949-407-18-4 .