Manor · Põlva County · Räpina
Räpina Rappin
In 1734 the von Löwenwoldes founded a paper mill on the Võhandu River that grew into Estonia’s oldest working paper factory. In the 1850s the von Richters built Sillapää Castle on the millpond, with a four-column portico facing the water. Gardeners later trained here, and a Classical pavilion called the Kissing Temple still crowns a hill in the park.
Built / first recorded 1850s
Style Late Classicism
Condition Standing
German name Rappin Today
The house holds the town government and a museum, set in a park full of non-native trees.
Owners Oxenstierna17. saj–1669 von Wrangell1669 von Löwenwolde1728 von Richter19. saj von Sivers19. saj–1919 Good to know The Räpina paper mill printed Russian rubles and, in the 1930s, Estonian kroons. After the Great Northern War, Old Believers tried to found a monastery here but were driven out in 1719. One connecting wing held a winter garden. Photos through time 1802 · Räpina manor in a drawing1802 · The Räpina lake and manorarchive · Räpina manor across the lakearchive · Räpina manorarchive · Räpina manorarchive · Räpina manor1960 · Räpina manor1964 · Räpina manor and park1970 · Sillapää castle, then Räpina Reaalgümnaasium2010 · Sillapää Castle, 2010Nearby
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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