Manor · Põlva County · Kanepi
Erastvere Errestfer
Erastvere is among the oldest settled places around Põlva: in 1452 Johann Soye bought it from the Bishop of Tartu, and from 1657 to 1919 the Ungern-Sternbergs held it. After expropriation the house became an old-age home and later a care home. The old mansion was torn down in 1972, yet the lindens and oaks of the lakeside park still recall the manor’s past.
Built / first recorded 1800s
Style Historicism
Condition Lost 1972
German name Errestfer Today
A care home stands where the house was; the lakeside park with Estonia’s tallest linden survives.
Owners Soye1452 von Ungern-Sternberg1657–1919 Good to know Estonia’s tallest linden, about 35 m, grows in the manor park. In 2005 a new chapel was consecrated at the family cemetery, funded by the last baron’s son. The 1702 Battle of Erastfer in the Great Northern War was fought about 3 km away. Photos through time 1848 · Erastvere manor, a leaf from an albumarchive · Erastvere manorarchive · Erastvere manor and lakearchive · Erastvere manor in winterarchive · The Erastvere main housearchive · View of the Erastvere main housearchive · Erastvere manorbefore 1972 · The Erastvere main house before demolitionNearby
The buildings are stylized impressions, not surveyed models. Facts: mois.ee, Museum of Estonian Architecture, ERR, Wikipedia. Photos: MuIS and Wikimedia Commons, credited with each photo.
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