Manor · Valga County
Sangaste Schloss Sagnitz
A red-brick neo-Gothic castle built in 1874–1883 to a design by Otto Pius Hippius. Its owner, Count Friedrich Georg Magnus von Berg, bred the famous Sangaste rye here — he was known as the Rye Count.
Built / first recorded 1874–1883
Style Neo-Gothic (red brick)
Condition Standing
German name Schloss Sagnitz Today
The castle stands; in 2024 it was put up for sale for €2.6 million.
Owners Rasky1626 Golovin1723 von Berg1808–1939 Good to know The red-brick castle was completed in 1883 to a design by Otto Pius Hippius. The last owner, Friedrich von Berg, bred the famous Sangaste rye. In the tower’s vaulted ground floor a whisper carries from one corner to the opposite one. Photos through time archive · Sangaste castle under repairarchive · Sangaste castle, facade view1959 · Sangaste castle during repairs. Architect Otto Pius Hippius1959 · Sangaste castle during repairs. Architect Otto Pius Hippius1959 · Sangaste castle during repairs. Architect Otto Pius Hippius1959 · Sangaste castle during repairs. Architect Otto Pius Hippius1959 · Sangaste castle during repairs. Architect Otto Pius Hippius2014 · The main house, 20142015 · Sangaste Castle, summer 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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