Embūte Castle

The ruins of Embūte Castle are located in Embūte (German: Amboten), Embūte Parish, South Kurzeme Municipality in the Courland region of Latvia, not far from an ancient hillfort erected by Curonians. It was an ancient Curonian settlement and is mentioned in ancient chronicles as a place with strong Curonian resistance to German crusaders.

The bishop's castle was built as a border castle with Lithuania by Livonian Order on a steep hill on the right bank of the Lanka river, which flows into left tributary of the Venta. Later manor house was built using the walls of the former castle, which can be seen in the division of the rooms and the building material. Today, the ruins are surrounded by trees and are in poor condition.

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Embūte Castle zajmuje 3210. miejsce na 3813 w rankingu rozpoznawalności zamków tego atlasu i 25. wśród 25 obiektów na Łotwie. Powstał w 1265 i jest starszy niż 72% datowanych obiektów atlasu — jeden z 399 obiektów atlasu powstałych w XIII wiek. Zobacz w statystykach zamków, jak wypada Łotwa.

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