Discover Remte: Manor Park, Lake and Cultural History

Remte combines an impressive manor history with an extensive manor park, the 75.5-hectare Lake Remte and special experiences for the whole travel group. If you are looking for a holiday apartment or holiday home in Remte, you can plan your stay around different interests: cultural history, landscape, water and encounters with animals are all close at hand as themes of the area.

Manor Park and Special Paths

The manor park of Remte Manor is a 26-hectare landscape park established at the beginning of the 19th century. Its character is shaped by diverse plantings and a system of ponds and canals. The Remte Manor Park sensory trail offers a unique experience: by walking across different surfaces and structures, visitors can train and test various senses. This makes the park an attraction in its own right for anyone who wants not only to observe nature, but to experience it consciously through movement and perception.

The park's distinctive features also include the Medību tornis, restored in 2015, and the Mīlestības ozols on the edge of the manor park. The oak has a circumference of 5.3 m and is popular with newly married couples. Lake Remte adds a water-related aspect to the park landscape; anyone interested in the site's historic design will find a variety of subjects here for a varied stay.

Castles, Manor House and Church

The New Remte Castle was built in 1800 in the Berlin Classicist style at the request of the manor's then owner, Count Karl Medem. In the summer of 1906, it burned down in a fire caused by revolutionaries. The old manor house of Remte Manor, built in the 18th century, has survived and stands opposite the new castle. Together, these two buildings vividly illustrate the transformation of the manor complex: here, visitors can trace both the former aristocratic estate and the area's eventful history.

The Lutheran church of Remte has held an important place in community life for several centuries. The church building visible today was built from their own funds by the then owners of Remte Manor, Johann Friedrich von Medem (1722–1785) and his third wife, Agnes Elisabeth von Medem, née Brukena-Foka (1717–1784). A chapel of the von Medem family was also built beside the church in the second half of the 18th century or at the beginning of the 19th century. During the Soviet occupation, the church was used as a warehouse; a lubricant storage facility was set up in the chapel.

The portal in the Lutheran church is also part of Remte's history: it is an immovable cultural monument of regional significance and is included in Latvia's state list of protected cultural monuments. On the shore of Lake Remte stands the Peldu tornis, built in the mid-19th century in neo-Gothic forms.

Animal Encounters for a Different Day of Travel

At the “Silavas” Mini zoo, visitors can interact with donkeys, llamas, a horse, a pony, African ostriches, nutria, chinchillas, rabbits, various birds, sheep and goats. For families who want to include direct contact with animals alongside visits to historic sites, this place reveals a completely different side of Remte. This allows the trip to be weighted in different ways between the park, lake, architectural history and animal experiences, without committing to just one type of holiday.

Remte as a Starting Point for Planning Your Trip

When choosing your accommodation, you can therefore take your preferred focus into account: those interested in culture can turn their attention to the church, chapel, manor house and castle history, while the manor park, sensory trail and Lake Remte offer other ways to explore. If you are travelling with children, a visit to the “Silavas” Mini zoo can be an additional idea for your daily itinerary. For further destinations, you can also include Brocēni in your selection.

For the overarching travel overview: Brocēnu Novads.