Väinjärve Explained

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

Väinjärve (German: Weinjerwen) is a village in Järva Parish, Järva County in northern-central Estonia.[1]

General Hugo Kauler (1893–1942) was born in Väinjärve.

Väinjärve manor

Väinjärve estate was established after 1663. The current building is from the 1860s and built in a historicist style with an eight-sided tower.[2]

Johann von Michelsohnen, the first Russian General of Estonian descent, was born on the estate in 1735.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. (retrieved 28 July 2021)
  2. Book: Hein, Ants. Eesti Mõisad - Herrenhäuser in Estland - Estonian Manor Houses . Tänapäev . 2009. Tallinn . 99. 978-9985-62-765-5 .
  3. Book: Sakk, Ivar . Estonian Manors - A Travelogue . Sakk & Sakk OÜ . 2004 . Tallinn . 117. 9949-10-117-4 .