Võisiku
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Village in Estonia
Village in Jõgeva County, Estonia
Võisiku | |
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| Võisiku Manor Võisiku Manor | |
Võisiku is located in Estonia Võisiku Võisiku Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 58°37′32′′N 25°55′08′′E / 58.62556°N 25.91889°E / 58.62556; 25.91889 | |
| 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
[edit ]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
[edit ]- ^ a b "Põltsamaa valla arengukava 2004–2015" (PDF) (in Estonian). Põltsamaa vald. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011年07月20日. Retrieved 2011年06月12日.
- ^ Sakk, Ivar (2004). Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Tallinn: Sakk & Sakk OÜ. p. 196. ISBN 9949年10月11日7-4.
External links
[edit ]- Võisiku Manor at Estonian Manors Portal
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