Vērene Manor

Verene manor complex is an architectural monument of national significance that includes manor house, barn, overseer's house and park. The best preserved to this day is the manor house, built in 1860. The manor barn and manor park were built in 1771, with more than 20 plantations of foreign species, and an approximately 4 km long oak alley, planted in the 19th century. The barons who managed the verene manor are buried in the hahnenfeld family vault in the verene cemetery, that is located around 1 km from the manor.

History
Earliest accounts about the manor or Verene (Fehren) reach back to the 14th century, when it became the property of the von Krudener family of Baltic German nobles. The von Hohnenfeld family purchased the property in 1755 and owned it for several generations until 1920.

1905 year
Demolished and burned in the 1905 revolution but soon restored again by the Hohnenfeld family.

1920 year
With the establishment of the Latvian state, the lands of Verene manor were distributed to local farmers. New farms were emerging thus agriculture and forestry started to develop agriculture and forestry. Log drivers along Ogre and Daugava were transporting timber to Riga.

1940 year
After the severe destruction during the Second World War, renovation of the manor was started. At the beginning of the Soviet period, the manor served as an elementary school and a folk house. There was a cinema where movies were shown and active cultural life took place — the locals still remember masquerade balls and other events. In the later Soviet years the boundaries of the villages changed, and Verene was added to the collective farm "Nakotne" in Platere, thus losing its status as a local center and becoming a periphery.

1950 year
In the 1950s, the manor underwent several reconstructions and new plans for its use, providing a fire station, post office, shop, etc.

1987 year
In 1987, renovation works took place in Verene manor.

2020 year
After Latvia regained its independence, the rnanor became a private property, However, it was not renovated and had been empty until 2020, when it waspurchased by the CMB Engineering Competence Centre with the intention to renovate it as a tourist and recreation destination.