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| Burtnieki Castle | |
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| Vidzeme, Latvia | |
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| Type | Castle |
| Condition | Ruins |
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Burtnieki Castle (German : Burg Burtneck; Estonian : Asti ordulinnus) is a castle in Burtnieki Parish, Valmiera Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It was built on the south shore of Lake Burtnieks for the Livonian Order around 1284. [1]
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The construction of the Burtnieki Medieval Castle was initiated around 1284 by Livonian Order Master Wilhelm von Schauerburg. [2]
The original Burtnieki Castle lies in ruins, with walls reaching up to 4 meters high. [3] [O]nly about 100 meters of the eastern curtain wall remain, unprotected and gradually deteriorating. [2]
