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| Vecdole Castle | |
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| Vidzeme, Latvia | |
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| Type | Castle |
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| Condition | Ruins |
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Vecdole Castle (German : Schloss Alt-Dahlen) is a castle on the Daugava River in the historical region of Vidzeme, Latvia. Built before 1226, today only ruins remain.
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Zarāns, Alberts (2006). Latvijas pilis un muižas. Castles and manors of Latvia (in Latvian and English). Riga. ISBN 9984-785-05-X. OCLC 72358861.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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