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 #3,882 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #21 of the 47 mapped in Latvia. Founded 1399, it is older than 51% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 757 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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