Svēte Manor

Svēte Manor
Zemgale, Latvia
Svēte Manor
Coordinates	56°35′30″N 23°39′46″E
Type	Manor
Site history
Built	Circa 1730

Svēte Manor (Latvian: Svētes muižas pils) is a manor house in the Svēte Parish of Jelgava Municipality, in the historical region of Semigallia, in Latvia.

History

The manor was originally built around 1730,[1] and extensively remodeled with new columns between 1774 and 1775 by architect Severin Jensen for use as a summer vacation residence by Duke Peter von Biron.[2] The building was part of an army base between 1870 and 1993.[2] It was further remodeled between 1876 and 1878 for military use.[2] [3] From 1993 until 2018 the building had several owners but its condition slowly worsened. In 2018 the manor building became the property of a local family who started restoration works.

See also

• List of palaces and manor houses in Latvia

References

1. Zarāns, Alberts (2006). Latvijas pilis un muižas. Castles and manors of Latvia (in Latvian and English). Riga. ISBN 9984-785-05-X. OCLC 72358861.
2. Latvijas Piļu un Muižu asociācija. "Svete Manor". Latvijas Piļu un Muižu asociācija. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
3. (in Latvian)Svētes muiža