Ruin
Ludza Castle
🇱🇻 Latvia · 14th century
Ludza Castle (Latvian: Ludzas pils, German: Ordensburg Ludsen) was a medieval castle built in Gothic style located next to a Catholic church, on the site of a former Latgalian wooden castle in the centre Ludza, Latvia, a small town in eastern Latgale. Its main purpose was to be an eastern outpost to control trade routes from Russia. Nowadays the impressive fragments of the castle walls, including a three-floor high fragment, still remain. The ruins are the main tourist attraction in the Ludza district, and is considered a symbol of the town.
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Ludza Castle ranks #3,755 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #19 of the 45 mapped in Latvia. Founded 1399, it is older than 54% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 604 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Latvia compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Ludza Castle?
Ludza Castle stands in Latvia, at 56.54885°, 27.7287°.
When was Ludza Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1399. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Ludza Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,755 of 8,133 worldwide, and #19 in Latvia. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Ludza Castle?
Rēzekne Castle, about 25 km away.
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