Manor · Harju County · Saue
Kernu Kirna
Kernu began as part of Kohatu manor. Its manor center was built up in the late 1700s, when the estate belonged to the Tiesenhausens. In 1810–1813 Baron Ungern-Sternberg had the house remodeled in Classicist style, probably to designs by Carl Ludvig Engel. The front has a portico with four Ionic columns and a pediment, and the back a semicircular bay on four columns. Long wing galleries with two-story end pavilions once extended from the house.
Built / first recorded remodeled 1810–1813
Style Classicism
Condition Standing
German name Kirna Today
After decades as a care home, the house has been renovated and holds a hotel and restaurant.
Owners von Ulrich1637–1680 von Hirschberg1680–1708 von Wartmann1729–18. saj von Tiesenhausen18. saj–18. saj Ungern-Sternberg19. saj–19. saj von Kotzebue1880–1908 von Wrangell1917–1919 Good to know Ernst von Kotzebue laid out a family cemetery on an island in the manor’s millpond. The last owner, Major General Nikolai von Wrangell, was a cousin of the White Army general Pyotr Wrangel. Its German name was Kirna. Photos through time 1918 · Kernu manor in 1918archive · Kernu manorarchive · Kernu manor2011 · The portico of the main house, 20112011 · The main house, 20112011 · The manor park, 20112022 · Kernu manor house, 20222022 · Kernu manor, 2022Nearby
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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