Väinjärve

Väinjärve
Village

Väinjärve manor
Country  Estonia
County Järva County
Parish Koeru Parish
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Väinjärve is a village in Koeru Parish, Järva County in northern-central Estonia.

Väinjärve manor

Väinjärve estate was established after 1663. The current building is from the 1860s and built in a historicist style with an eight-sided tower.[1]

Johann von Michelsohnen, the first Russian General of Estonian descent, was born on the estate in 1735.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Hein, Ants (2009). Eesti Mõisad - Herrenhäuser in Estland - Estonian Manor Houses. Tallinn: Tänapäev. p. 99. ISBN 978-9985-62-765-5.
  2. ↑ Sakk, Ivar (2004). Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Tallinn: Sakk & Sakk OÜ. p. 117. ISBN 9949-10-117-4.

Coordinates: 58°57′N 26°05′E / 58.950°N 26.083°E / 58.950; 26.083

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