Those arriving at Priekule Knight's Manor would find themselves at the large barns, sheds and warehouses, and only later would they arrive at the small manor house, or the rather modest park behind it, which was even more secluded. The manor of the village of Priekule II was founded as an administrative centre, later became a state manor, and from there a private noble-knightly manor. It evolved from the manor house of the office of the land superintendent established in 1644. In 1850, the manor was purchased by Landrat Hermann Sperber at auction. In 1866, he secured a royal privilege for the manor, which granted it the rank of a knightly manor and allowed the owner to be elected to the Landtag, but forbade the sale of the manor in parts. In 1867, the estate was inherited by his son, Kurt Sperber, a long-time member of the board. Under his reign (1867-1915) the estate flourished.
The manor house remained structurally a separate part of Priekulė, an independent settlement, the landscaping of which was given considerable attention by the landlords: the present-day Priekulė Vingis Park was planted by the landlords Sperbers. When Šperber died in 1915, his widow, Jenny von Hautevile-Sperber, was awarded the Cross of Merit in 1917 for her help with funds during the war. During the First World War, the Schperbers' son Bruno was killed and the estate suffered considerable losses. When the widow was unable to manage the manor farm and went into debt, the manor was taken over by the East Prussian Land Bank in the late 1930s. After the war, the estate was nationalised. During the Soviet era, its territory belonged to the Priekule Soviet Farm. The surviving buildings have been repaired and reconstructed. Currently, the manor house has a residential function.
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