Sangaste | |
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  Sangaste Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates:57°55′34″N26°19′55″E / 57.92611°N 26.33194°E /57.92611; 26.33194 | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County |  Valga County |
| Municipality |  Otepää Parish |
| Population (01.01.2010[1]) | |
• Total | 228 |
Sangaste (Võro:Sangastõ) is asmall borough (Estonian:alevik) inOtepää Parish,Valga County, southernEstonia. Sangaste has a population of 228 (as of 1 January 2010).[1]
Sangaste castle or manor (German:Schloss Sagnitz) traces its history to at least 1522, when it was part of the estates of thebishop of Tartu. The current building was built in 1879-1883 and designed by architectOtto Pius Hippius. It is built in aneo-Gothic style with influences fromTudor architecture, and considered one of the most impressive examples of Gothic Revival architecture in theBaltic States. Several original interior details have been preserved to this day. The manor house was unusually modern for its time, equipped with central heating, telephones in 1896, and electric light in 1907.[2][3]
According to legend, it owes its existence to an insult the local count Friedrich Georg Magnus von Berg received in his youth. When attempting to wed a young English lady, her father objected to giving his daughter away to "some Russian savage".[4] Nowadays the castle is administratively located in the nearby village ofLossiküla.
| Preceding station | Elron | Following station | ||
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| Keeni towardsTallinn | Tallinn–Tartu–Valga | Valga Terminus | ||
| Harju County | |
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| 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 | |
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| National | |
