Manor · Lääne-Viru County · Vihula
Vihula Viol
In 1501 Vihula belonged to the Lodes, and in the 1600s and 1700s the Helffreichs built a Baroque core that still hides inside the main house. The von Schuberts bought the estate in 1810, enlarged it and gave it a Neo-Renaissance shell in the 1880s. Elegant outbuildings and gateposts with carved arms rose along the high mill pond, making Vihula one of Virumaa’s richest manor ensembles.
Built / first recorded remodeled in the 1880s
Style Neo-Renaissance on a Baroque core
Condition Restored
German name Viol Today
The restored estate is a hotel and spa.
Owners von Lode1501 von Helffreich17. saj–1810 von Schubert1810–1939 Good to know The von Schuberts kept the manor until the Baltic German resettlement of 1939. After the war the main house served as a care home. The family burial chapel stands in the Haljala churchyard. Photos through time 1912 · The Vihula (Viol) main house1912 · The small house at Vihula1912 · The lower house and the river at Vihula1912 · Vihula park with the river1938 · The Vihula main house1938 · Vihula main housearchive · Vihula from the pondarchive · Vihula manorarchive · Vihula manor2010 · The Vihula main house, 20102010 · Vihula's buildings by the pondNearby
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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