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Toolse Castle
🇪🇪 Estonia · 15th century
Toolse Castle (in German: Tolsburg; in Estonian: Toolse ordulinnus) is the northernmost and most recent of the Livonian castles of present-day Estonia. It lies near the town of Kunda in western Viru (the former western Wierland). It was originally called the castle of Vredeborch.
Machine-translated from “Château de Tolsburg” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Toolse Castle ranks #3,112 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #21 of the 36 mapped in Estonia. Founded 1471, it is older than 48% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 454 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Tallinn, 98 km away. See how Estonia compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Toolse Castle?
Toolse Castle stands in Estonia, at 59.53467°, 26.46843°.
When was Toolse Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1471. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Toolse Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,112 of 8,133 worldwide, and #21 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 Toolse Castle?
Rakvere Castle, about 22 km away.
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