Ruin
Karksi Castle
🇪🇪 Estonia · 13th century
Karksi Castle (Estonian Karksi ordulinnus) was an order castle of the Livonian Order. The ruins of the castle are located in Karksi (Baltic German: Karkus), Estonia.
Machine-translated from “Ordensburg Karkus” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Karksi Castle ranks #5,143 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #28 of the 36 mapped in Estonia. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 861 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Estonia compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Karksi Castle?
Karksi Castle stands in Estonia, at 58.10528°, 25.56517°.
When was Karksi Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1250. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Karksi Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,143 of 8,134 worldwide, and #28 in Estonia. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Karksi Castle?
Taagepera Castle, about 14 km away.
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