Ērģeme Castle
Ērģeme Castle is a castle in Ērģemes pagasts, Valka Municipality. Ērģeme Castle is situated nearby to the government office Ērģemes VPVKAC, as well as near the cemetery Ērģemes Kapi.- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Latvia
- Also known as: “Ērģeme medieval castle”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ērģeme and Lugaži.
Ērģeme
Village
Photo: Modris Putns, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ērģeme is a village in Valka municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is the centre of Ērģeme parish. It is the location of the ruins of Ērģeme Castle, an Ordensburg which was built in the 14th century in place of an ancient Estonian hillfort, then part of Sakala county.
Lugaži
Village
Photo: Marrx, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lugaži is a village in the Valka Parish of Valka municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. Lugaži is situated 9 km southeast of Ērģeme Castle.
Ērģeme Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ērģemes pagasts, Valka Municipality, Latvia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
57.81264° or 57° 48′ 46″ northLongitude
25.83059° or 25° 49′ 50″ eastOpen location code
9G97RR7J+36OpenStreetMap ID
node 471384830OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q12364157
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In Other Languages
From Estonian to Latvian—“Ērģeme Castle” goes by many names.
- Estonian: “Ērġeme ordulinnus”
- Estonian: “Härgmäe ordulinnus”
- German: “Burg Ermes”
- Latvian: “Ērģemes pils”
- Latvian: “Ērģemes viduslaiku pils”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ērģemes VPVKAC and Ērģemes Kapi.
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