Daugavgrīva castle
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For fortress in Latvia with the same name, see Daugavgrīvas fortress.
Daugavgrīva Castle (German: Dünamünde; Polish: Dynemunt; Russian: Усть-Двинск or Ust`-Dvinsk) is a former monastery converted into a castle, located at Vecdaugava oxbow on right bank of Daugava, in the northern part of Riga city, Latvia. Nowadays here are seen only earthen ramparts.
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Daugavgrīva Castle | |
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Daugavgrīvas pils | |
Skanstnieku iela, Vecdaugava Near Riga in Latvia | |
Ruins of Daugavgrīva Medieval castle (2004) | |
Coordinates | 57°3′17″N 24°5′34″E |
Type | Castle |
Site information | |
Open to the public | yes |
Condition | ruins |
Site history | |
Built | 1305 |
Built by | Livonian Branch of the Teutonic Knights |
Materials | dolomite |
Demolished | by 1653 |
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