Fortress
Salacgrīva Fortress
🇱🇻 Latvia · 13th century
Salacgrīva fortress was a medieval castle located on the right bank of the Salaca river, in the historical region of Vidzeme, northern Latvia. Built in 1226 by the bishopric of Riga, it served as an outpost to control access to the port of Salaca. It was heavily damaged by Russian, Tartars, Polish and the Swedish troops during the Northern Wars.
The word 'Salacgrīva' means 'Mouth (estuary) of Salaca'.
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Salacgrīva Fortress ranks #4,518 of 5,793 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #35 of the 37 mapped in Latvia. Founded 1226, it is older than 78% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 519 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. See how Latvia compares in the castle statistics.
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