Ruin
Kalaur Castle
🇲🇩 Moldova
Kalaur Castle (Kalaur, Kalavur, Calaur, Caraul, Karawol) was a castle of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It was likely founded during the reign of the Koriatovichi princes in Podolia in the second half of the 14th century. It is located in the lower reaches of the Dniester, near the modern Moldovan village of Rașcov (today under Transnistrian control). It fell into disrepair in the early 16th century.
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Kalaur Castle ranks #6,904 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #4 of the 4 mapped in Moldova. See how Moldova compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Kalaur Castle?
Kalaur Castle stands in Moldova, at 47.93°, 28.84°.
How famous is Kalaur Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,904 of 8,133 worldwide, and #4 in Moldova. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Kalaur Castle?
Soroca Fort, about 47 km away.
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