Manor · Tartu County · Elva
Rõngu Ringen
The Rõngu vassal castle crowned its hill in the Middle Ages, but the Livonian War left it in ruins. Around 1780 a new main house with a mansard roof went up about a hundred meters away. Fire destroyed it in 1917, and the old castle wall still keeps watch beside the foundation.
Built / first recorded c. 1780
Style Early classicism
Condition Lost 1917
German name Ringen Today
Only the foundation remains, beside the east wall of the medieval castle.
Owners von Tödwen15. saj–16. saj von Manteuffel1766–1875 von Anrep1875–1919 Good to know Next to the manor stands the near full-height east wall of a medieval vassal castle. The castle’s east gatehouse held a chapel on its upper floor. The last owner, Konrad von Anrep, lost the estate in the 1919 land reform. Photos through time 1800s · The Rõngu castle ruins and manor in a picture by Wilhelm Tusch1915 · The Rõngu main house on a printed postcardarchive · Rõngu manor parkarchive · A pond in the Rõngu manor parkarchive · Rõngu manor ruinsNearby
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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