Vastseliina_Castle

Vastseliina Castle

Vastseliina Castle

Castle in Estonia


Vastseliina Castle (Estonian: Vastseliina piiskopilinnus, German: Neuhausen[1]) was a castle of the Livonian Order, Bishopric of Dorpat. It was constructed by 1342 by the Landmeister Burkhard von Dreileben as part of the border fortifications of Old Livonia against Novgorod, Pskov and later Moscow.[2]

Vastseliina Castle

Nowadays the ruins of the castle are located near Vastseliina (in Vana-Vastseliina village), Võru Parish, Võru County, Estonia.

See also


References

  1. "Handelskontrolle, "Derivation", Eindämmerung: schwedische Moskaupolitik 1617-1661 ", Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, 1997, ISBN 3-447-03880-2, pg. 128
  2. Vastseliina Castle at the Estonian cultural registry website

57°43′49″N 27°21′41″E



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