Palace & château
Sangaste Castle
🇪🇪 Estonia · 19th century
Sangaste Castle (Estonian: Sangaste loss) is a castle in Sangaste, Otepää Parish, Valga County. The castle was built in 1879 to 1881 and designed by the architect Otto Pius Hippius. It is built in a neo-Gothic style with influences from Tudor architecture, and it is considered one of the most impressive examples of Gothic Revival architecture in the Baltic States.
The castle is open to the public. In September 2023 the castle was put up for auction with an opening price of €2.6 million.
Text adapted from “Sangaste Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sangaste Castle ranks #5,484 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #29 of the 36 mapped in Estonia. Founded 1879, it is older than 5% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 607 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. See how Estonia compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Sangaste Castle?
Sangaste Castle stands in Estonia, at 57.90178°, 26.28023°.
When was Sangaste Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1879. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Sangaste Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,484 of 8,133 worldwide, and #29 in Estonia. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Sangaste Castle?
Taagepera Castle, about 38 km away.
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