Tõstamaa
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Tõstamaa is a small borough
in Pärnu County
, southwestern Estonia
. It is the administrative centre of Tõstamaa Parish
. Tõstamaa has a population of 572 (as of 1 January 2011).
Tõstamaa Manor was first mentioned in 1553 as Testama, when it belonged to the Bishop of Ösel–Wiek. Lated the owners have been the Kursells, Helmersens and Staël von Holstein
s. The Early-Classical two-storey main building was built in 1804. The manor was disspossessed in 1919 and since 1921 a local school (Tõstamaa Keskkool
) is operating in the main building.
Tõstamaa St. Mary's Lutheran church was built in 1763–1768.
Populated places in Estonia
Populated places in Estonia are settlements or territorial units within a municipality. Populated places have no administrative functions. A group of populated places form a rural municipality with local administration...
in Pärnu County
Pärnu County
Pärnu County , or Pärnumaa , is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in south-western part of the country, on the coast of Gulf of Riga, and borders Lääne and Rapla counties to the north, Järva and Viljandi counties to the east, and Latvia to the south...
, southwestern Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
. It is the administrative centre of Tõstamaa Parish
Tõstamaa Parish
Tõstamaa Parish is a rural municipality in southwestern Estonia. It is a part of Pärnu County. The municipality has a population of 1,572 and covers an area of 261.01 km²....
. Tõstamaa has a population of 572 (as of 1 January 2011).
Tõstamaa Manor was first mentioned in 1553 as Testama, when it belonged to the Bishop of Ösel–Wiek. Lated the owners have been the Kursells, Helmersens and Staël von Holstein
Staël von Holstein
According to tradition, the family which originated from ancient Rhenish-German nobility, came to Sweden from Livonia during the 17th century via the Polish Major Hildebrand Staël...
s. The Early-Classical two-storey main building was built in 1804. The manor was disspossessed in 1919 and since 1921 a local school (Tõstamaa Keskkool
Tõstamaa Keskkool
Tõstamaa Secondary School is a secondary school in Tõstamaa, Estonia. It's located in a manor house since the 1921-1922 academic year. The children of Tõstamaa have been schooled for more than three centuries....
) is operating in the main building.
Tõstamaa St. Mary's Lutheran church was built in 1763–1768.
External links
- Tõstamaa Parish
- Tõstamaa Manor
- Tõstamaa Manor at Estonian Manors Portal
- Tõstamaa high school