Suure-Kõpu manor (German: Gross-Köppo), located in the village, has a history that goes back to 1487. During the larger part of its history it belonged to different Baltic aristocratic families. After Estonia gained its independence in 1919, the manor began to be used as a school house. The current building was erected in 1847 and is one of the latest classicist manor houses to be built in Estonia. The rather large manor house shows close resemblance with the Kuremaa manor house, which was built by the same architect, Emil Julius Strauss. The manor house was, from the outset, lavishly decorated inside with frescoes and wall-paintings in classicist style, and at a later time Art Nouveau decoration in Papier-mâché and imitation stucco were added. However, during the Soviet occupation of Estonia, these decorations were deemed unfitting and painted over. They were re-discovered in the 1970s and have in recent years been painstakingly restored.[2][3]
Notable people
Allain Tikko, army officer (1979-2009) killed in Afghanistan
^Sakk, Ivar (2004). Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Tallinn: Sakk & Sakk OÜ. p. 286. ISBN9949-10-117-4.
^Maasen, Sigrid (April 5, 2011). "Rare Frescoes in Suure-Kõpu Manor Open for Public Viewing". Estonian Public Broadcasting. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
External links
Suure-Kõpu manor at Estonian Manors Portal
May 04, 2023
kõpu, this, article, about, small, borough, põhja, sakala, parish, viljandi, county, other, places, with, same, name, disambiguation, small, borough, estonian, alevik, viljandi, county, estonia, administrative, centre, parish, small, boroughsuure, manorlocatio. This article is about the small borough in Pohja Sakala Parish Viljandi County For other places with the same name see Kopu disambiguation Kopu is a small borough Estonian alevik in Viljandi County Estonia It was the administrative centre of Kopu Parish KopuSmall boroughSuure Kopu ManorKopuLocation in EstoniaCoordinates 58 19 36 N 25 18 23 E 58 32667 N 25 30639 E 58 32667 25 30639 Coordinates 58 19 36 N 25 18 23 E 58 32667 N 25 30639 E 58 32667 25 30639Country EstoniaCountyViljandi CountyMunicipalityPohja Sakala ParishPopulation 1 January 2020 1 Total261 Contents 1 Suure Kopu manor 2 Notable people 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksSuure Kopu manor Edit Restored interiors of Suure Kopu manor Suure Kopu manor German Gross Koppo located in the village has a history that goes back to 1487 During the larger part of its history it belonged to different Baltic aristocratic families After Estonia gained its independence in 1919 the manor began to be used as a school house The current building was erected in 1847 and is one of the latest classicist manor houses to be built in Estonia The rather large manor house shows close resemblance with the Kuremaa manor house which was built by the same architect Emil Julius Strauss The manor house was from the outset lavishly decorated inside with frescoes and wall paintings in classicist style and at a later time Art Nouveau decoration in Papier mache and imitation stucco were added However during the Soviet occupation of Estonia these decorations were deemed unfitting and painted over They were re discovered in the 1970s and have in recent years been painstakingly restored 2 3 Notable people EditAllain Tikko army officer 1979 2009 killed in AfghanistanGallery Edit Kopu church Firehouse Old parish house Kopu pharmacy Suspension bridge over Lake Kopu Memorial to the Estonian War of IndependenceSee also EditList of palaces and manor houses in EstoniaReferences Edit Eesti statistika Retrieved 4 November 2021 Sakk Ivar 2004 Estonian Manors A Travelogue Tallinn Sakk amp Sakk OU p 286 ISBN 9949 10 117 4 Maasen Sigrid April 5 2011 Rare Frescoes in Suure Kopu Manor Open for Public Viewing Estonian Public Broadcasting Retrieved February 26 2013 External links EditSuure Kopu manor at Estonian Manors Portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kopu amp oldid 1066244173, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
