The medieval Dundaga Castle is located in the Talsi Municipality of the Lat

Heritage Places, Castles & Architecture

Click on Images for Information

(#CommissionsEarned)

Shades of Current Image

(#CommissionsEarned)

Current Root

@Heritage Places, Castles & Architecture
19-Jun-2024 04 am

The medieval Dundaga Castle is located in the Talsi Municipality of the Latvian Courland area. Dundaga Castle is regarded by Latvia as a significant architectural and archaeological landmark. Possessions of Dundaga came under the jurisdiction of the Archbishopric of Riga in 1237. Constructed adjacent to a Curonian town was Dundaga Castle. The precise date of construction remains unknown, however literary records date it to 1318. It is believed that the stronghold was built in the latter half of the thirteenth century and was repeatedly taken by the Livonian Order. The castle was first sold to the Bishopric of Courland in 1434. It was then bought back by the King of Denmark in 1559, who then gave it to his brother Magnus, Duke of Holstein, who would go on to become a bishop of Curonia. Anna Sybil converted it from a mediaeval stronghold to a representative home for county nobleman in the middle of the 17th century. In 1785, a third story was constructed. The castle belonged to the Osten-Sacken family until 1920. In 1872, a fire severely damaged and destroyed the medieval interiors of Dundaga Castle. It burned down once more in 1905, and after the design of H. Pfeiffer, renovations started in 1909. The castle was consequently updated and changed. Water envelops the fortress on three sides. Originally protected by a moat in the Middle Ages, the fourth side is now level. The castle has been a public facility serving as a school, cultural center, and administrative center for the local government since 1926. Many myths, folklore, and ghost stories that are based on the castle often resemble actual historical occurrences. #History #Architecture #Castles

This article uses text information from the Wikipedia article -- Dundaga_Castle -- [Wikipedia-Article-Link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundaga_Castle ] which is released under the -- Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0 -- [License-Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License ] [List of Principal Authors (5 or less) of the Wikipedia-Article on the date of this Article being Created in this Website : - Daarznieks , Philaweb , Skopelos-slim , Maliepa , Abune] [Use the following Authorship tool to find out the author contributions :- https://xtools.wmcloud.org/authorship ] [The Current Article on this Website has been paraphrased from the above linked corresponding Wikipedia-Article and You may redistribute this, verbatim or modified, provided that you comply with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0 ] [License-Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License ]

This article also uses an image from the Wikipedia article -- Dundaga_Castle -- [Wikipedia-Article-Link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundaga_Castle ] [Image : Dundaga Castle; Wikipedia-Image-Author : Daarznieks] [Wikipedia-Image -Link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:4_Dundagas-pils-pari-dikim-24apr03.jpg ] [Image Availed Under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License;] [License-Link : https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en ] [You may copy, distribute and transmit the work (image) or share (alike) the work (image), provided that you comply with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License or other compatible license in distribution] [License-Link : https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en ] [Please Also Relate to Original Individual Text and Image URLs for More Usage Property and Sharing, Remixing or Attributing the Contents]
[Contents on Wikipedia is covered by -- Disclaimer -- [Wikipedia-Disclaimer-Link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer ] [Contents in this Website is also covered by Disclaimer linked at the bottom of the Page] [This website article means no intellectual appropriation by any way and only wishes to contribute in sharing of knowledge]