Ludza Castle

Ludza Castle (Latvian: Ludzas pils, German: Ordensburg Ludsen) was a medieval castle built in Gothic style located next to a Catholic church, on the site of a former Latgalian wooden castle in the centre Ludza, Latvia, a small town in eastern Latgale. Its main purpose was to be an eastern outpost to control trade routes from Russia. Nowadays the impressive fragments of the castle walls, including a three-floor high fragment, still remain. The ruins are the main tourist attraction in the Ludza district, and is considered a symbol of the town.

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Ludza Castle ranks #2901 of 5793 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #15 of the 37 mapped in Letonia. Fundado en 1399, más antiguo que el 58% de los monumentos datados del atlas — uno de los 346 monumentos del atlas fundados en el siglo XIV. Compara el dato en las estadísticas de castillos.

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