Manor · Pärnu County · Lääneranna
Vatla Wattel
In 1320 the Master of the Order sold Vatla village to Padise Abbey, and it later passed to the Cistercian nunnery at Lihula. Joachim Greve founded the manor in the early 1600s. The Manderstiernas held Vatla from 1733 to 1783, and from 1798 it was run together with Kiska manor. The two-story Early Classicist house was built in the 1810s and 1820s.
Built / first recorded 1810s–1820s
Style Early Classicism
Condition Standing
German name Wattel Today
The house held Vatla school until 2017 and now houses the village library.
Owners Greve17. saj–1671 Bielke1674–1684 Manderstierna1733–1783 von Kursell1798–1807 von Rosen1807–19. saj Good to know The ancient Vatla hillfort stands nearby. In 1686 the manor house was still unfinished: a log building with a thatched roof and no windows. Sten Göran von Manderstierna also owned the Matsalu, Lihula and Sipa manors. Photos through time archive · Vatla manor (Wattel), front of the main housearchive · Vatla manor at duskarchive · Vatla manor in Läänemaaarchive · Vatla manor, late 18th century. Lihula districtarchive · Vatla manor, early 19th century. Lihula district2011 · Vatla manor house, 20112011 · Rear of the main house, 20112011 · Stable and carriage house, 20112014 · The grain store, 20142015 · Vatla manor, 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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