Võisiku

Võisiku
Village
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 mentioned1558
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. ^ a b "Põltsamaa valla arengukava 2004–2015" (PDF) (in Estonian). Põltsamaa vald. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
  2. ^ Sakk, Ivar (2004). Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Tallinn: Sakk & Sakk OÜ. p. 196. ISBN 9949-10-117-4.


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