Dobele Castle

Dobele Castle (Latvian: Dobeles pils, German: Ordensburg Doblen) is a castle in the town of Dobele in the Semigallia region of Latvia. The Livonian order built the castle on the west bank of the Berze river in 1335, on the site of an old hillfort.

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Dobele Castle ranks #2,764 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #19 of the 25 mapped in Latvia. Founded 1335, it is older than 63% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 220 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. See how Latvia compares in the castle statistics.

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