Estonia · 14th century
Vastseliina Castle (Estonian: Vastseliina piiskopilinnus; German: Neuhausen) was a castle of the Livonian Order, Bishopric of Dorpat. It was constructed by 1342 by the Landmeister Burkhard von Dreileben as part of the border fortifications of Old Livonia against Novgorod, Pskov and later Moscow.
Nowadays the ruins of the castle are located near Vastseliina (in the village of Vana-Vastseliina), Võru Parish, Võru County, Estonia.
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Vastseliina Castle ranks #2,231 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #15 of the 36 mapped in Estonia. Founded 1342, it is older than 58% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,123 times in the last 60 days, more than 53% of the atlas. See how Estonia compares in the castle statistics.
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