Väinjärve

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

Väinjärve
Village
Väinjärve manor
Country Estonia
CountyJärva County
ParishJärva Parish
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

General Hugo Kauler (1893–1942) was born in Väinjärve.

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.

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