Latvia · 14th century
Burtnieki Castle ranks #6,659 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #39 of the 47 mapped in Latvia. Founded c. 1301, it is older than 60% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 758 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Latvia compares in the castle statistics.
Burtnieki Castle (German: Burg Burtneck; Estonian: Asti ordulinnus) is a castle in Burtnieki Parish, Valmiera Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It was built on the south shore of Lake Burtnieks for the Livonian Order around 1284.
The construction of the Burtnieki Medieval Castle was initiated around 1284 by Livonian Order Master Wilhelm von Schauerburg.
The original Burtnieki Castle lies in ruins, with walls reaching up to 4 meters high. [O]nly about 100 meters of the eastern curtain wall remain, unprotected and gradually deteriorating.
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