Valtu is a village in Rapla Parish, Rapla County in northwestern Estonia.[1]

Valtu
Village
Windmill in Valtu village
Valtu
Coordinates: 58°59′N 24°51′E
Country	Estonia
County	Rapla County
Parish	Rapla Parish
Population  (2011)
• Total	218
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Valtu Manor (in Swedish Waldau, in Estonian Valtu mõis) is a ruined and partially rebuilt manor in Valtu. The first record of the manor was in 1412. From 1588-1828 the Tiesenhausen family owned the manor and it was later owned by families named Stackelberg, Ungern von Sternberg, and Meidel. During this time it was considered to be a work of classic Estonian architecture.[2]

The main building was burned during the Revolution of 1905. Its ruins were destroyed, but several outbuildings have been restored. A Dutch windmill built about 1815 on the site and the Manor are officially listed as part of Estonia's cultural heritage.[3][4]

References

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External links

• Eesti mõisaportaal: Valtu mõis
• EHA: Valtu mõisa omanikud

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