Jasmuiža Manor

Jasmuiža Manor is a manor in Aizkalne Parish, Preiļi Municipality in the historical region of Latgale, in Latvia, currently a writer's home museum dedicated to Rainis.

Jasmuiža Manor
Latgale, Latvia
Rainis memorial museum "Jasmuiža"
Jasmuiža Manor
Coordinates56°12′08.6″N 26°47′05.3″E
TypeManor
Site history
Built1891

History

Construction of the wooden manor house near Aizkalne began in 1883 and was completed in 1891.[1] The building now houses a museum open on 16 August 1964,[2] dedicated to the Latvian writer Rainis whose father, Krišjānis Pliekšāns, managed the surrounding estate.[3]

See also

References

  1. Latvijas Piļu un Muižu asociācija. "Jasmuiža". Latvijas Piļu un Muižu asociācija. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  2. Memoriālo muzeju apvienība. "Raiņa muzejs "Jasmuiža"". Memoriālo muzeju apvienība. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  3. Zarāns, Alberts (2006). Latvijas pilis un muižas. Castles and manors of Latvia (in Latvian and English). Riga. ISBN 9984-785-05-X. OCLC 72358861.


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