Kõue Kau

Kõue, or Kau, was recorded as early as 1319 and is one of the oldest manors in Harju County; a vassal castle once stood here. The house grew in stages from the 1300s to the 1800s and received its present Classical look and porticos in 1817. In 1832 the explorer Otto von Kotzebue bought the estate, and his descendants held it until 1906.

Built / first recorded

1300s–1800s · porticos 1817

Style

Classicism

Condition

Restored

County

Harju County · Kose

German name

Kau

Owners

• von Brevern1779–1832
• Otto von Kotzebue ja pärijad1832–1906
• Hagemeister1906–1919

Good to know

• A medieval vassal castle stood on the site.
• The house received its Classical look and porticos in 1817.
• It housed a school from 1943 to 1975 and was renovated in 2006–2012.

Photos through time

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