Vērgale manor complex

Vērgales muiža, Vērgale, Dienvidkurzemes novads

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The manor building was built in the 18th century, but in 1837 it was rebuilt as a hunting lodge on the order of Baron Bër. The palace was rebuilt in late classicism or empire style. The building was built as a two-story oblong building with a high plinth and four-sloped roof and two central four-column porticos on the longitudinal facades. Oak stairs, oven doors, floor coverings in some rooms have been preserved in the palace premises. The Vērgales primary school has been located in the castle since October 26, 1922. In front of the palace there is a parade yard, it consists of two symmetrically placed buildings facing each other, which have been heavily rebuilt, but many details characteristic of the classicism style have been preserved. The servants' residential building houses the library, communal farm, boys' housekeeping and technology room. In the former granary - culture house, parish administration. The Vērgales manor ensemble is one of the most original Empire manor complexes in Kurzeme.

The park of Vērgales manor is 3.5 ha in size. The rows of trees planted in the park form a regular pattern. The park also has historical significance - in 1905, a punitive expedition shot several rebels from Vērgale near the trees of the park. A rose garden was arranged on the side of the palace park, the plants were even brought from Italy. The women of the older generation have told that shepherds' daughters ran to look at the blooming roses in the middle of a summer day, when the goats were herded in the barns because of thunder - it was a charming sight.