History

1561 – 1629: Governor Tiesenhausen governed the area of Alûksne.

1638: King of Sweden granted the manor to General Gustav Horn.

1750: Empress Elisabeth of Russia presented the manor as a gift to Chancellor, Count Voroncov.

1820: Count Voronov sold the manor to secret advisor Otto von Vietinghof.

1838: Von Wolff and August von Tranze had ownership of the manor Kalniena.

1853: Records mention Von Wolff family as being the sole owners of the manor.

1880: District administrator Friedrich von Wolff wanted to reconstruct the manor. Plans were cancelled due to his passing away in 1884.

1904: A household accident caused a fire that destroyed the manor. This was subsequently rebuilt according to plans of the architect Boxlaff.

1930: Two land ladies, relatives of the Von Wolff family lived in the manor.

1938: The Rural Territory Administration purchased the manor and converted it into a school.

2004: Kalniena Basic School closed.