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Krustpils Castle

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Krustpils Castle in Latvia
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Krustpils Castle (German: Kreutzburg, Polish: Krzyżbork) is a castle in Jēkabpils, in the Latgale region of Latvia. It is one of the best preserved medieval castles in Latvia. During the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), Turkish prisoners of war were held here, many of whom later settled here permanently. Here the Latgale artillery regiment was located. During the Second World War infirmary of the German army was located here. A military hospital of the Red Army was placed here after August 1944.

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Krustpils Castle ranks #3,781 of 5,793 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #27 of the 37 mapped in Latvia. See how Latvia compares in the castle statistics.

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