Dubinsky pond

The picturesque landscape of Dubinsky Pond makes it comparable to the ponds of the Castle and May Park. From Raina Street, Dubinskis Pond offers spectacular views of the Old Town skyline and the church tower.

Facts

  • 1590. Dubinskis is mentioned in the list of citizens of Cesis.
  • 1635. Dubinsky manor belongs to Bernhard Hirsch or Hirscheit, who was burgomaster of Cesis from 1639 to 1642.
  • 1798. Paul I, Emperor of the Russian Empire, presents the Auli and Dubinsky estates to Balthasar von Kampenhausen, civil governor of the Vidzeme province.
  • 1927. Year 1: The owner of the Cēsis Brewery built a mansion on the site of the manor house, which was used as a nursery for his grandchildren during the Latvian SSR.
Adrese

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Dubinskis pond in Cesis is a historically and hydrologically significant object that today serves as an artificially created body of water. It is one of the few remaining monuments of the former Dubinskis estate complex. The pond was created as a mill lake on the Dubinsky estate and its energy was used to process leather, an important economic process at the time.

The pond has a flow-through hydrological regime and is the outlet of the Pirtsupīte, which later flows into the Siļķupīte, a tributary of the Gauja. Only this pond has survived from the entire estate complex, and it is not only a natural object, but also a historical witness to the times when water power was an important part of industrial activity.

Dubinsky pond is a valuable example of how man-made infrastructure and natural forces combine to ensure vitality and sustainable development, as well as shaping the landscape and history of a city.