Partala Manor, manor house in Juva, Finland
Partala Manor is a manor house in Juva that now houses a museum with over three thousand objects related to farming and daily life. The main building dates from the middle of the 19th century and sits on gently sloping land surrounded by farm buildings from the early 20th century.
Partala has been inhabited since the late Iron Age, as shown by archaeological finds in the fields. King Gustav Vasa established a royal farm here around the middle of the 1500s, and the site has belonged to the town of Juva since 1919, opening as a museum to visitors in 1992.
Partala Manor takes its name from its royal origins as a crown estate. The farm buildings and museum objects reveal how people worked the land and organized their daily lives in this rural setting.
Partala Manor is open from June to August, and visitors can pay the entrance fee using cash or card. Combined tickets are available for visiting both the Juva Museum and the Juva Karelian Museum, with friendly staff on hand to answer questions about the buildings and history.
In 2016, a rare archaeological artifact called the Juva Cross was discovered in fields near Partala, dating between 1100 and 1300. This one-of-a-kind piece is the only one found in the area and provides insight into medieval religious practices.
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