Ruin
Rauna Castle
🇱🇻 Latvia
Rauna Castle (Swedish: Rönneburg, German: Rownenborgh, Ronneburg) ruins are located in the village of Rauna in Rauna Parish, Smiltene Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. The castle was the principal residence of the Archbishopric of Riga, and was visited each year by the Archbishop and his entourage. During the 16th century, it was greatly expanded and a settlement developed around the castle. It was first demolished in the 17th century, but the towers and parts of the castle still remain.
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Rauna Castle ranks #3,418 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #22 of the 30 mapped in Latvia. See how Latvia compares in the castle statistics.
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