Võisiku

Võisiku
Village
Võisiku Manor
Võisiku Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°37′32″N 25°55′08″E / 58.62556°N 25.91889°ECoordinates: 58°37′32″N 25°55′08″E / 58.62556°N 25.91889°E
Country	Estonia
County	Jõgeva County
Municipality	Põltsamaa Parish
First mentioned	1558
Population (2010[1])
• Total	376

Võisiku is a village in Põltsamaa Parish, Jõgeva County, in central Estonia. It is located about 5 km southwest from the town of Põltsamaa. Võisiku has a population of 376 (as of 2010).^[1]

Võisiku Manor

Võisiku estate (German: Woiseck) was first mentioned in 1558. The current building was constructed in the second half of the 18th century. A veranda was added at a later date.^[2]

Timotheus Eberhard von Bock (1787-1836), about whom Jaan Kross has written one of his most well-known novels, The Czar's Madman, lived at Võisiku manor.

Chess player and endgame composer Friedrich Amelung was born at Võisiku Manor in 1842.

References

1. "Põltsamaa valla arengukava 2004–2015" (PDF) (in Estonian). Põltsamaa vald. p. 6.
2. Sakk, Ivar (2004). Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Tallinn: Sakk & Sakk OÜ. p. 196. ISBN 9949-10-117-4.

External links

• Võisiku Manor at Estonian Manors Portal