Trapene Manor

Trapene Manor
Trapene Manor
General information
Location	Trapene Parish, Smiltene Municipality, Vidzeme
Address	“Bormaņi”, Trapenes pagasts, Smiltenes novads, LV–4348
Country	Latvia
Coordinates	57°26′58″N 26°35′41″E
Completed	1890
Client	Baron von Wolff [de]

Trapene Manor, formerly named Bormaņi Manor, is a manor house in Trapene Parish, Smiltene Municipality in the historical region of Vidzeme, in northern Latvia.[1]

History

Originally built at the beginning of the 19th century, red brick outer walls were added around 1890. In 1917, during World War I and onset of civil war in Russia, property was abandoned by it owner Baron Voldemar von Wolff [de] and started to quickly deteorate. Head of local school and also musician Eižens Vēveris envision use of abandoned house for artistic activities and convinced local authorities to save the property. The building currently houses the Trapene parish cultural center and library.[2][3]

See also

• List of palaces and manor houses in Latvia

References

1. (in Latvian) Trapenes kultūras nams
2. Trapene Culture Center (Trapene) Wikimapia
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.

External links

• (in Latvian) Bormaņi Manor
• (in Latvian) Trapene Parish Tourism Sites