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Dinaburga Castle Latgale, Latvia Type Castle Built circa 1273–1277 Built by Livonian Order Construction
materialsStone Demolished before 1577 Current
conditionparts of foundation exposed in excavations Open to
the publicyes Dinaburga Castle (Dünaburg Castle) (Vecdaugavpils (Vecpils) castle, Alt-Dünaburg) is a castle east from Daugavpils in the historical region of Latgalia, in eastern Latvia. Located on a high bank of the Daugava river in a strategic location overlooking this important medieval waterway. Castle was built circa 1273 – 1277 by the Livonian Order and destroyed by Russian troops before 1577. Nowadays there have been exposed fragments of the foundation. Tourism information centre and clay model of the castle.
See also
References
Zarāns, Alberts (2006) (in Latvian, English). Latvijas pilis un muižas. Castles and manors of Latvia.. Riga. ISBN 9984-785-05-X. OCLC 72358861.
Castles, Palaces and Manors in Latvia Castles Palaces Manors Categories:- Latvian castle stubs
- Castles in Latvia
- History of Daugavpils
- Daugavpils municipality
- Castles of the Livonian Order
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