Manor · Hiiu County · Käina
Vaemla Waimel
Vaemla was probably founded in the late 1500s and long belonged to the Wachtmeisters, later the Stackelbergs and, from 1804 to 1882, the Gernets. Its last owner before land reform was Gustav von der Pahlen. The one-story stone house with a basement and an attic story was probably built in the late 1700s. It had an open veranda in front, and outbuildings stood around the forecourt.
Built / first recorded late 1700s
Style Late-1700s stone house
Condition Destroyed; ruins remain
German name Waimel Today
The house is gone; the park and a wool mill with its historic machinery survive.
Owners Wachtmeister16. saj–1722 von Stackelberg1746–1765 Wachtmeister1765–1779 von Stackelberg1779–1799 von Gernet1804–1882 von Richter1882–1893 von Tiesenhausen1893–1908 von der Pahlen1908–1919 Good to know A windmill once stood by the road east of the manor. Most of the walls of the stable and carriage house still stand. The Vaemla wool mill still has its historic machinery. Photos through time archive · Vaemla manor on Hiiumaa: the one-story main house with a basement and tiled roof, with an open veranda in frontarchive · Photo: Vaemla manor2014 · The wool mill, 20142022 · The manor park, 20222023 · Ruins of the main house, 2023Nearby
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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