Võisiku

{{Short description|Village in Estonia}}

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| name = Võisiku

| settlement_type = Village

| image_skyline = Võisiku mõisa peahoone 1.jpg

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| image_caption = Võisiku Manor

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| subdivision_type = Country

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| subdivision_type1 = County

| subdivision_name1 = 24px Jõgeva County

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = 24px Põltsamaa Parish

| established_title = First mentioned

| established_date = 1558

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| population_total = 376

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Võisiku is a village in Põltsamaa Parish, Jõgeva County, in central Estonia. It is located about 5 km southwest from the town of Põltsamaa. Võisiku has a population of 376 (as of 2010).{{cite web|title=Põltsamaa valla arengukava 2004–2015|url=http://www.kesk.ee/files/menu//2010040812021515valla_arengukava_2004_2015__loplik__03_2010.pdf|publisher=Põltsamaa vald|pages=6|language=et|access-date=2011-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720125152/http://www.kesk.ee/files/menu//2010040812021515valla_arengukava_2004_2015__loplik__03_2010.pdf|archive-date=2011-07-20|url-status=dead}}

Võisiku Manor

Võisiku estate ({{langx|de|Woiseck}}) was first mentioned in 1558. The current building was constructed in the second half of the 18th century. A veranda was added at a later date.{{cite book | last = Sakk | first = Ivar | title = Estonian Manors - A Travelogue | publisher = Sakk & Sakk OÜ | date = 2004 | location = Tallinn | page = 196 | isbn = 9949-10-117-4 }}

Timotheus Eberhard von Bock (1787-1836), about whom Jaan Kross has written one of his most well-known novels, The Czar's Madman, lived at Võisiku manor.

Chess player and endgame composer Friedrich Amelung was born at Võisiku Manor in 1842.

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