Latvia · 13th century
Ventspils Castle (German: Windau) is located in Ventspils, in the Courland region of Latvia. It is one of the oldest and most well-preserved Livonian Order castles remaining, in that it has retained its original layout since the 13th century. Through its 700-year history, it has been used as a fortress, residence, garrison, school, military base, and prison. In 1995, the castle was restored to its 19th-century appearance, and was converted into a museum.
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Ventspils Castle ranks #2,535 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #10 of the 47 mapped in Latvia. Founded c. 1201, it is older than 75% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,037 times in the last 60 days, more than 51% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Latvia compares in the castle statistics.
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