Tõstamaa Explained

Tõstamaa
Settlement Type:Small borough
Pushpin Map:Estonia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Estonia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Pärnu County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Pärnu
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1553
Population Total:466
Population As Of:1.01.2020
Population Density Km2:auto

Tõstamaa is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Pärnu municipality, Pärnu County, southwestern Estonia. Tõstamaa has a population of 466 (as of 1 January 2020).[1]

Tõstamaa St. Mary's Lutheran church was built in 1763–1768.

Tõstamaa Manor

Tõstamaa Manor (German: Testama) was first mentioned in 1553 as Testama, when it belonged to the Bishop of Ösel–Wiek. Later the owners have been the Kursells, Helmersens and Staël von Holsteins. The Early-Classical two-storey main building was built in 1804.[2] During a renovation in 1997, several original painted ceilings were uncovered.[3] The manor was dispossessed in 1919 and since 1921 a local school (Tõstamaa Keskkool) is operating in the main building.[2] The most famous inhabitant of the manor is probably orientalist Alexander von Staël-Holstein, who grew up and spent his childhood at the manor.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Külad. Tõstamaa vald. 23 May 2011. et.
  2. Web site: Tõstamaa mõis. Estonian Manors Portal. 23 May 2011. et.
  3. Web site: Tõstamaa Manor Tour. Romantic Coastline. 12 February 2013.