Burtnieki Castle

Burtnieki Castle
Vidzeme, Latvia
Type Castle
Site information
Condition Ruins

Burtnieki Castle (German: Schloss Burtneck; Estonian: Asti ordulinnus) is a castle in the historical region of Vidzeme, in northern Latvia. It was built on the south shore of Lake Burtnieks for the Livonian Order around 1284.

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References

Zarāns, Alberts (2006). Latvijas pilis un muižas. Castles and manors of Latvia. (in Latvian and English). Riga. ISBN 9984-785-05-X. OCLC 72358861. 

Coordinates: 57°41′55″N 25°16′43″E / 57.6985°N 25.2787°E / 57.6985; 25.2787

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