Gaujiena Castle

Gaujiena Castle (German: Schloss Adsel; Estonian: Atsele ordulinnus) is a castle in the historical region of Vidzeme, in northern Latvia. It was built between 1236 and 1238. Severely damaged in 1702 during the Great Northern War, the structure was abandoned.

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Gaujiena Castle ranks #3,653 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #26 of the 30 mapped in Latvia. Founded 1238, it is older than 77% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 478 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. See how Latvia compares in the castle statistics.

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