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On the western side of C\u0113sis, where the R\u012bga and K\u0101r\u013ci roads intersect (in the area of today’s L\u012bgatnes and Jur\u0123u streets), stood Jur\u0123i Manor\u2014a place with a diverse and significant role in the city’s life. Located about a kilometer from the C\u0113sis fortifications, it served as a strategic point along the busy Vidzeme highway, traveled daily by riders, carriages, and peasant carts. <\/p>\n

The manor’s history stretches far back to the times of the Livonian Order (1237\u20131562), when St. George’s (Jur\u0123is) Hospital is thought to have been located in this area. Here, sick and wounded knights of the castle, as well as local residents, were cared for. Over time, the hospital became a shelter\u2014the St. Anthony or Dionysius almshouse, providing refuge for the city’s infirm and homeless. <\/p>\n

For almost its entire existence, Jur\u0123i Manor belonged to the city of C\u0113sis and fulfilled a special social mission\u2014ensuring the operation of the almshouse and the “folk” school. 1561. In [Year], King Sigismund II Augustus of Poland gifted this property to C\u0113sis, while on February 2, 1626, King Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden renewed the ownership rights, mandating the manor be maintained for the city’s benefit. However, in the 17th century, following a complex legal battle with Pastor David Lothichius, the city lost the manor, unable to cover the legal costs of 3,543 thalers. <\/p>\n

The lands of Jur\u0123i Manor, narrow as a “flask,” were part of the C\u0113sis patrimonial district. The narrowest end began behind the R\u012bga Gate, while the widest stretched between Ska\u013cupe and the lands of K\u0101r\u013ci Manor. Between 9 and 11 farms with colorful names operated here: D\u0101vji, Mui\u017enieki, Vaivodi, M\u0101lnieki, Pelles, K\u0101\u0137is, Krei\u013ci, Vai\u0161nieki, Joste, Me\u0161ingi, R\u012bze, T\u012brels, as well as the Ska\u013cupe tavern. <\/p>\n

A particularly notable tenant of the manor was Jakob von Trompowsky\u2014a surgeon, C\u0113sis councilman, and later burgomaster, who leased the manor for 28 years (1773\u20131801). It was under his leadership that C\u0113sis regained its city privileges and experienced an economic boom. Thanks to his work for the city, Trompowsky was granted the use of both Jur\u0123i and Meijers manors, though he did not always follow the lease terms, managing the serfs as he saw fit. <\/p>\n

A historical paradox\u2014in the place where people were once treated and cared for, the city gallows were later erected (in the 17th century). 1853. In [Year], the first buildings for sapper barracks were constructed on the manor’s land, which in the early 20th century became a prison, and later\u2014the C\u0113sis Correctional Facility for Juveniles. <\/p>\n

Today, at 10 L\u012bgatnes Street, the historical multilayeredness of the site remains\u2014from the ancient hospital and city school to the C\u0113sis patrimonial heritage and the prison building.<\/p>\n

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\nIlma Z\u0101l\u012bte, MA Hist. and the C\u0113sis Rotary Club project “Tour of C\u0113sis Manors”<\/x>Collections of the C\u0113sis Castle Museum and C\u0113sis Central Library. <\/em><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/12″]\t\t

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The manor’s name is believed to originate from a certain Jur\u0123is Briefmarschall, who lived here around 1600.<\/p>\n

In 1910 and 1911, the poet E. Treimanis-Zv\u0101rgulis spent six months in the prison established on the manor’s land; he later expressed his experiences here in the poetry collection “Prison Roses.” <\/p>\n

Facts<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  • 1432: First documentary evidence of St. George’s Chapel outside the walls of C\u0113sis town <\/li>\n
  • November 28, 1561: King Sigismund II Augustus of Poland gifts the manor to the city of C\u0113sis as hospital property<\/li>\n
  • 1600: The manor comes into the possession of Jur\u0123is Briefmarschall<\/li>\n
  • 1626: King Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden renews the city’s ownership rights to maintain an almshouse and establish a city school<\/li>\n
  • 1773\u20131801: The manor is leased by the Burgomaster of C\u0113sis, Jakob von Trompowsky<\/li>\n
  • 1793: Johann Christoph Brotze draws the Jur\u0123i Manor complex<\/li>\n
  • 1807\u20131814: The manor is leased by Councilman Ludwig Samuel von K\u00fcter<\/li>\n
  • 1853: The first buildings for sapper barracks are constructed on the manor’s land<\/li>\n
  • 20th century. Early 20th century: The barracks are converted into a prison<\/li>\n
  • 1910\u20131911: Poet E. Treimanis-Zv\u0101rgulis is imprisoned<\/li>\n
  • 1920: During the agrarian reform, Jur\u0123i Manor ceases to exist as property of the city of C\u0113sis<\/li>\n
  • 1953: The first convicted youths are placed in the former prison building, and the institution gains the status of a juvenile reformatory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1011,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[204,312],"product_tag":[402,243,401,313],"class_list":{"0":"post-2307","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-cesis-house","7":"product_cat-manor","8":"product_tag-almshouse","9":"product_tag-manor","10":"product_tag-prison","11":"product_tag-school","13":"first","14":"instock","15":"shipping-taxable","16":"product-type-simple"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/2307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=2307"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=2307"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cesustasti.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=2307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}