Castle
Labiau Castle
🇷🇺 Russia · 13th century
Labiau Castle (German: Burg Labiau) is a Teutonic castle located in the town of Polessk in Kaliningrad Oblast. It is a cultural heritage site of the peoples of Russia of federal significance. It is currently used as a museum.
Machine-translated from “Замок Лабиау” on the Russian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Labiau Castle ranks #4,259 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #93 of the 144 mapped in Russia. Founded 1258, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 860 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Kaliningrad, 42 km away. See how Russia compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Labiau Castle?
Labiau Castle stands in Russia, at 54.86223°, 21.11066°.
When was Labiau Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1258. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Labiau Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,259 of 8,133 worldwide, and #93 in Russia. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Labiau Castle?
Lauken, about 9 km away.
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