Tõstamaa

58°20′8″N 23°59′32″E / 58.33556°N 23.99222°E / 58.33556; 23.99222CountryEstoniaCountyPärnu CountyMunicipalityPärnuFirst mentioned1553Population • Total466

Tõstamaa is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Pärnu municipality, Pärnu County, southwestern Estonia. Tõstamaa has a population of 466 (as of 1 January 2020).^[1]

Tõstamaa St. Mary's Lutheran church was built in 1763–1768.

Tõstamaa Manor

Tõstamaa Manor (German: Testama) was first mentioned in 1553 as Testama, when it belonged to the Bishop of Ösel–Wiek. Later the owners have been the Kursells, Helmersens and Staël von Holsteins. The Early-Classical two-storey main building was built in 1804.^[2] During a renovation in 1997, several original painted ceilings were uncovered.^[3] The manor was dispossessed in 1919 and since 1921 a local school (Tõstamaa Keskkool) is operating in the main building.^[2] The most famous inhabitant of the manor is probably orientalist Alexander von Staël-Holstein, who grew up and spent his childhood at the manor.^[3]

Notable people

• Ellinor Aiki (1893-1969), painter, born in Tõstamaa
• Urmas Eero Liiv (born 1966), film director, born in Tõstamaa
• Artur Uritamm (1901–1982), composer, born in Tõstamaa

Gallery

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  Central square in Tõstamaa
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  Tõstamaa St. Mary's Lutheran church
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  Tõstamaa Manor
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  Lobby of the manor
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  Tõstamaa River in winter

References

External links

• Tõstamaa Parish (in Estonian)
• Tõstamaa Manor
• Tõstamaa Manor at Estonian Manors Portal
• Tõstamaa high school