Valmiera Castle
| Valmiera Castle | |
|---|---|
| Vidzeme, Latvia | |
| File:Valmieras pilsdrupas 2014-12-27 (1).jpg Ruins of Valmiera Castle | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Castle |
| Condition | Ruins |
| Location | |
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| Site history | |
| Built | 13th century |
| Built by | Livonian Order |
| Materials | boulders, brick |
| Demolished | 1702 |
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Valmiera Castle (Latvian: Valmieras pils, German: Schloß Wolmar) was a castle in Valmiera, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. Today its ruins lie in the city centre.
History
[edit | edit source]The medieval castle was built on the site of an old Latgalian fortification during the 13th century by the Livonian Order as an Ordensburg. It protected the right bank of the river Gauja. The castle had a certain political importance since it hosted Landtags (i.e. assemblies of representatives) of the Livonian Confederation. The fortress was burnt down by Russian troops during the Great Northern War in 1702 and was subsequently used as a quarry for local residents to collect building materials.[1]
The former castle grounds today contain a museum and a shop and is used as an open-air venue for concerts and celebrations.[1]
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
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