Latvia · 13th century
Vecdole Castle ranks #7,082 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #43 of the 47 mapped in Latvia. Founded c. 1226, it is older than 73% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1091 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Riga, 13 km away. See how Latvia compares in the castle statistics.
Vecdole Castle (German: Schloss Alt-Dahlen) is a castle on the Daugava River in the Salaspils Parish of Salaspils Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. Built before 1226, today only ruins remain.
Text adapted from “Vecdole Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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