Alūksne Castle

Alūksne Castle
Vidzeme, Latvia
Alūksne Castle 1661 from North-West
Site information
TypeCastle
Open to
the public		yes
Conditionabout 5 m high walls visible
Location
Alūksne Castle
Coordinates57°25′45″N 27°03′08″E / 57.42917°N 27.05222°E / 57.42917; 27.05222
Site history
Built1342
Built byLivonian Order
Materialsboulders, brick
Demolished1702 (blown up)

Alūksne Castle (Latvian: Marienburgas pils, Alūksnes pils; Swedish: Marienborg; German: Marienburg) is a castle of Teutonic Knights in current Alūksne, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia.

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