Ruusmäe

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Ruusmae ( historical German name Rogosinsky; Estonian official name until April 1, 1939 Rogosi ) is a village (Estonian küla ) in the rural community Haanja ( Haanja vald ) in the Estonian Võru County. It is 28 kilometers from the city of Võru.

Location and description

The village in the extreme south-east of the country has 46 inhabitants ( 2006). The Jaanimäe Park of Ruusmae is mainly known for its oak trees. It is close to the Ruusmae Lake is ( Ruusmae järv or Rogosi järv ) with an area of 3.9 hectares.

In Ruusmae is a 80 -meter-high radio mast.

Good Rogosi

The Good Rogosi probably originated in the 16th century, when the parish was part of the Polish kingdom Rauge in Livonia. The manor was first mentioned in documents in 1591. His name leaned against the then owner, Prince Stanisław Rogoziński ( owner 1603-1625 ).

1629 enfeoffed the new ruler of Livonia, the Swedish king Gustav II Adolf, the Berlin school principal Clas Hermann Lieb Dorff of the goods. 1776 came the estate by marriage into the ownership of Baltic German family of Glasenapp. In the course of Estonian land reform, the majority of the estate was expropriated in 1919. Since 1934 was located in the manor house a school.

The farmhouses built on the site of a medieval castle. The two-storey mansion in the Baroque style, with its mansard roof and the farm buildings grouped around a courtyard representative. The system therefore acts as a protected on all sides fort castle. It received its present character in the last quarter of the 18th century. On three sides it is surrounded by water.

The main building was again remodeled in the second half of the 19th century and completely renovated after the restoration of Estonian independence. In the former watchtower of the goods with his historicist spire is a local history museum is housed. Some buildings are now used as a hotel and conference center.