Pürksi
| Pürksi | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
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Pürksi manor | |
| Country |
 Estonia |
| County | Lääne County |
| Parish | Noarootsi Parish |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Pürksi (Swedish: Birkas) is a village in Noarootsi Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia.
Pürksi manor
Pürksi estate was founded in 1620. The building is from 1852. It was the home of artist Johann Carl Emanuel von Ungern-Sternberg (1773-1830), some of whose works are currently at the Art Museum of Estonia, Tallinn. The manor, which lies in a part of Estonia that formerly had a sizeable Swedish minority, is today occupied by a school that is specialised in teaching Swedish.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ Rickul/Nuckö Hembygdsförening "Nuckö kommun" Check
|url=value (help) (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 December 2012. - ↑ Sakk, Ivar (2004). Estonian Manors - A Travelogue. Tallinn: Sakk & Sakk OÜ. p. 321. ISBN 9949-10-117-4.
| Villages |
|  |
|---|---|---|
| Harju County | |
|---|---|
| Hiiu County | |
| Ida-Viru County | |
| Järva County | |
| Jõgeva County | |
| Lääne County | |
| Lääne-Viru County | |
| Pärnu County | |
| Põlva County | |
| Rapla County | |
| Saare County | |
| Tartu County | |
| Valga County | |
| Viljandi County | |
| Võru County | |
Coordinates: 59°01′N 23°32′E / 59.017°N 23.533°E
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