Ruin
Vecdole Castle
🇱🇻 Latvia · 13th century
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.
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Vecdole Castle ranks #6,574 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #42 of the 45 mapped in Latvia. Founded c. 1226, it is older than 75% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 861 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.
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Where is Vecdole Castle?
Vecdole Castle stands in Latvia, at 56.8606°, 24.2522°.
When was Vecdole Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1226. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Vecdole Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,574 of 8,134 worldwide, and #42 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 Vecdole Castle?
Salaspils Castle, about 5 km away.
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