Anija is recorded from 1482, and the Staël von Holstein family held it for about 170 years. Their late-1600s stone house may have been the model for the manors of Maardu, Palmse and Aa. The present two-story Baroque house was finished in 1800–1802 under Matthias Staël von Holstein. The peasant unrest of 1858 became famous through Eduard Vilde’s novel “When the Anija Men Went to Tallinn.”
The rebuilt main house and granary are open to visitors; the restored French-style park opened in 2017.
Owners
Zoege1482–1671
Staël von Holstein1671–1840
von Ungern-Sternberg1840–1906
von Wahl1906–1919
Good to know
The arcaded granary is unusually two stories high.
A school used the house until 1975.
The Heimat-style veranda at the back is now in ruins.
Photos through time
2014 · Anija manor, 2014 Johan Viirok · CC BY-SA 3.0 EE2014 · The manor park gate Johan Viirok · CC BY-SA 3.0 EE2021 · Anija manor from above, 2021 Gleb Zajarski · CC BY-SA 4.02021 · The park pavilion, 2021 Gleb Zajarski · CC BY-SA 4.0
