Varakļāni Palace

Varakļāni Palace (Latvian: Varakļānu muižas pils) is a palace in Varakļāni, Varakļāni Municipality in the historical region of Latgale, in Latvia.

Varakļāni Palace
Varakļāni Palace
Location within Latvia
General information
Architectural styleClassicism
Town or cityVarakļāni
CountryLatvia
Coordinates56°6′27″N 26°46′30″E
Construction started1783
Completed1789
ClientMichael Johann von der Borch
Design and construction
ArchitectVincenzo Macotti

History

After the end of the Livonian War in 1583, von der Borch family acquired the Vark castle district, it was called "Vark land" (German: Warkland , Warkelen). The palace was designed by the Italian architect Vincenzo Macotti at the request of the estate owner, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth diplomat Count Michael Johann von der Borch. Construction started in 1783 and completed in 1789.

After the death of Count M. Borch in 1810, his wife, Eleonor Christine (1766-1844), and later their son, Charles Borch (1798-1861), whose daughter Mary married Pavel Roman Sangushko, operated the palace. Kovelski ( Sanguszko-Kowelski , 1834-1876). After his death, the manor was inherited by their daughter, Teresa Sanguško-Kovelskaya (1864-1954). [1]

After Latvian Agrarian Reform in 1920s Varaklani Manor was nationalized and subdivided. From 1921 to 1944 the Varaklani State Gymnasium, later until 1961 the senior classes of Varaklani High School, operated in the castle. At the end of World War II the castle was a military hospital.

The building housed the Varakļāni secondary school from 1921 to 1960. In the mid-1980s the castle conservation works begin. At the entrance of the castle there is a memorial plaque for the linguist Leonard Latkovsky. Since 1997, the castle has housed the Varaklani Regional Museum, which since 2009 has been the Tourist Information Center.The palace and grounds are currently administered by the town of Varakļāni.[2]

See also

References
  1. (in Polish) Napoleon Orda. Ziemia Witebska - rysunki i akwarele
  2. Zarāns, Alberts (2006). Latvijas pilis un muižas. Castles and manors of Latvia (in Latvian and English). Riga. ISBN 9984-785-05-X. OCLC 72358861.



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