Lielstraupe Castle

Lielstraupe Castle (Latvian: Lielstraupes pils; German: Schloss Gross-Roop) is a castle in Straupe Parish, Cēsis Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It was originally built by the von Rosen family in the 13th century and the village of Straupe began to develop around the castle in the 14th century, a large tower was added around 1600 and expropriated soon after. Latter reacquired and remodeled into the baroque style in the 18th century and remained inhabited until being expropriated from Hans von Rosen in 1939.

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Lielstraupe Castle ranks #2,462 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #11 of the 45 mapped in Latvia. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 825 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,381 times in the last 60 days, more than 57% of the atlas. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Riga, 67 km away. See how Latvia compares in the castle statistics.

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