Manor · Harju County · Lääne-Harju
Kõltsu Wellenhof
Kõltsu was not a knight’s manor but a summer estate near Laulasmaa in Keila parish. Baroness Benedicte von Uexküll laid it out in the late 1800s, and in 1891 the main house was finished under a roof of shingles brought from Finland. Legend says Benedicte planted roses on the beach as well, and from there they spread to other shores nearby. From 1909 until the resettlement of the Baltic Germans it belonged to the Mohrenschildts.
Built / first recorded 1891
Style Historicist villa
Condition Standing
German name Wellenhof Today
The house has been restored and can be rented for events.
Owners von Uexküll1806–1909 von Mohrenschildt1909–1939 Good to know As it was not a knight’s manor, it was not expropriated in 1919. A bell called summer guests up from the beach to lunch; on calm days it could be heard as far as Kersalu. After the war the house held a Young Pioneer camp. Photos through time archive · Kõltsu manor house, facade viewarchive · Kõltsu manor house, viewarchive · The main house of the Kõltsu summer estate in Harju Countyarchive · Kõltsu manor (Wellenhof), Kloogaarchive · The main house of the Kõltsu summer estate2015 · Kõltsu manor house, 20152015 · The hall, 20152015 · The surviving wooden ceiling, 20152015 · The manor park, 20152015 · The fountain, 2015Nearby
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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