Tõstamaa

Tõstamaa
Small borough
Local government of Tõstamaa Parish.
Tõstamaa Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°20′8″N 23°59′32″E / 58.33556°N 23.99222°ECoordinates: 58°20′8″N 23°59′32″E / 58.33556°N 23.99222°E
Country	Estonia
County	Pärnu County
Municipality	Tõstamaa Parish
First mentioned	1553
Population (01.01.2011[1])
• Total	572

Tõstamaa is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Pärnu County, southwestern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Tõstamaa Parish. Tõstamaa has a population of 572 (as of 1 January 2011).^[1]

Tõstamaa St. Mary's Lutheran church was built in 1763–1768.

Tõstamaa Manor

Tõstamaa Manor (German: Testama) was first mentioned in 1553 as Testama, when it belonged to the Bishop of Ösel–Wiek. Later the owners have been the Kursells, Helmersens and Staël von Holsteins. The Early-Classical two-storey main building was built in 1804.^[2] During a renovation in 1997, several original painted ceilings were uncovered.^[3] The manor was dispossessed in 1919 and since 1921 a local school (Tõstamaa Keskkool) is operating in the main building.^[2] The most famous inhabitant of the manor is probably Alexander von Staël-Holstein, who grew up and spent his childhood at the manor.^[3]

Notable people

• Ellinor Aiki (1893-1969), painter
• Artur Uritamm (1901–1982), composer, born in Tõstamaa

Gallery

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  Tõstamaa St. Mary's Lutheran church
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  Tõstamaa Manor
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  Lobby of the manor
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  Tõstamaa River in winter

References

1. "Külad" (in Estonian). Tõstamaa vald. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
2. "Tõstamaa mõis" (in Estonian). Estonian Manors Portal. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
3. "Tõstamaa Manor Tour". Romantic Coastline. Retrieved 12 February 2013.

External links

• Tõstamaa Parish (Estonian)
• Tõstamaa Manor
• Tõstamaa Manor at Estonian Manors Portal
• Tõstamaa high school