Stende Manor Explained

Stende Manor
Location:Lībagi parish, Courland, Latvia
Type:Manor

Stende Manor (Latvian: Stendes muižas pils), also called Dižstende Manor, is a manor house in Lībagi Parish in Talsi Municipality in the historical region of Courland, in western Latvia.

History

It was originally built as a one-story structure between 1820 and 1848.[1] A second story was added to the main building between 1848 and 1858. The manor was converted into apartments after 1925 and used so after the Second World War.[1] Stende Manor is one of the ancient Latvian and Talsi county estates, well-preserved to this day, because it is always occupied and maintained. Fragments of an earlier medieval castle can still be seen on the estate.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Latvijas Piļu un Muižu asociācija. Stendes (Dižstendes) muiža. Latvijas Piļu un Muižu asociācija. 19 September 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131111121805/http://www.pilis.lv/a_pnm/view.php?id=38&prop_id=211. 11 November 2013.
  2. Book: Zarāns, Alberts. Latvijas pilis un muižas. Castles and manors of Latvia. lv, en. Riga. 2006. 9984-785-05-X. 72358861.