Estonia · 13th century
Hermann Castle, also known as the Narva castle or Narva fortress, is a medieval castle in the city of Narva, in northeastern Estonia. The castle was established around 1256, when the area was part of the Danish Realm. The first entirely stone fortifications were built in the beginning of the 14th century. The Livonian branch of the Teutonic Order purchased the castle in August 1346, and owned it for much of its later history.
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Hermann Castle ranks #783 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #5 of the 36 mapped in Estonia. Founded c. 1256, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,608 times in the last 60 days, more than 81% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Estonia compares in the castle statistics.
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