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Burtnieki Castle
🇱🇻 Latvia · 14th century
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.
Text adapted from “Burtnieki Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burtnieki Castle ranks #6,183 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #39 of the 45 mapped in Latvia. Founded c. 1301, it is older than 62% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 604 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Latvia compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Burtnieki Castle?
Burtnieki Castle stands in Latvia, at 57.69849°, 25.27866°.
When was Burtnieki Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1301. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Burtnieki Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,183 of 8,134 worldwide, and #39 in Latvia. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Burtnieki Castle?
Rūjiena Fortress, about 21 km away.
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