Castle
Salaspils Castle
🇱🇻 Latvia · 12th century
Salaspils Castle (Latvian: Salaspils viduslaiku pils, Latin: castrum Holme) was an Order castle of the Livonian Order, built somewhat south of the town of Salaspils (German: Kirchholm) on the bank of the Daugava. Through the damming of the Daugava the castle is, apart from a few remains of walls, completely covered by water.
Salaspils Castle must not be confused with the episcopal castle of Holme, which was built in 1186 on the Daugava island of Mārtiņsala (German: Martinsholm or Holme) and, until its destruction in 1298, was likewise called Kirchholm Castle.
Machine-translated from “Ordensburg Neu-Kirchholm” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Salaspils Castle ranks #6,147 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #40 of the 41 mapped in Latvia. Founded 1186, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 510 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. See how Latvia compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Salaspils Castle?
Salaspils Castle stands in Latvia, at 56.84632°, 24.33778°.
When was Salaspils Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1186. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Salaspils Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,147 of 7,044 worldwide, and #40 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 Salaspils Castle?
Vecdole Castle, about 5 km away.
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