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Trikāta Castle ruins

🇱🇻 Latvia · 13th century

Trikāta Castle ruins in Latvia
Photo: J. Sedols · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Trikāta Castle ruins (Latvian Trikātas viduslaiku pils) was an order castle of the Livonian Order in Livonia in present-day Latvia. The wooded castle hill rises on a 30 m high bank between Lake Trikāta and the river Abula (German: Abbul) in Trikāta, a settlement in the Valmiera district.

Machine-translated from “Burg Trikaten” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Trikāta Castle ruins ranks #6,314 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #41 of the 41 mapped in Latvia. Founded 1201, it is older than 76% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 781 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. See how Latvia compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Trikāta Castle ruins?

Trikāta Castle ruins stands in Latvia, at 57.54095°, 25.70884°.

When was Trikāta Castle ruins built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1201. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Trikāta Castle ruins?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,314 of 7,044 worldwide, and #41 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 Trikāta Castle ruins?

Rauna Castle, about 24 km away.

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