Latvia · 13th century
Dinaburga Castle (German: Dünaburg), also known as Vecdaugavpils or Vecpils, is a castle located in Naujene Parish, Augšdaugava Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia, east of Daugavpils. It is strategically situated on a high bank of the Daugava River. It was built between 1273 and 1277 by the Livonian Order, and destroyed by Russian troops before 1577. Nowadays, fragments of the foundation are exposed.
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Dinaburga Castle ranks #3,338 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #16 of the 47 mapped in Latvia. Founded 1275, it is older than 65% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Latvia compares in the castle statistics.
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