Sigulda Medieval Castle

Sigulda Medieval Castle ruins are located on the edge of the Gauja valley in the region of . The original castle was built in 1207 as a castellum type fortress, later rebuilt into a convent type building.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Latvia
  • Also known as: “Burg Segewold”, “Siguldas pils”, “замок Зегевольд”, and “Сигулдский средневековый замок”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Sigulda Castle and Krimuldas castle.

Manor estate
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Sigulda New Castle, is a castle in , in the region of . It was built in 1878 in the Neo-Gothic style as a residence for the owners of the manor, the Kropotkin family. is situated 130 metres southeast of Sigulda Medieval Castle.

Castle
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The Krimulda Castle is located just outside , in the region of and is a tourist attraction. The castle dates from the 14th century and was destroyed in a war in 1601. is situated 1¼ km northwest of Sigulda Medieval Castle.

Railway station
Photo: Эдуард Егоров, CC BY 4.0.
is a railway station, which is situated 1½ km south of Sigulda Medieval Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gütmanis (Gutmann) Cave and Krimulda Manor.

Locality
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Gutman's Cave is the widest and highest in the Baltic countries, located by the Gauja River in the area known as the ancient Gauja valley in the Gauja National Park near , .

Locality
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is a locality.

Photo: Laima Gūtmane (simka…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is administratively in the , however culturally a part of the Vidzeme region. It is a resort town just over an hour from Riga by train, featuring a wooded river valley containing forest walks, cable car, bobsleigh track, three castles and a former times rehabilitation centre featuring a hostel, all of which is manageable as a day visitor on foot.

Sigulda Medieval Castle

Latitude
57.16662° or 57° 9′ 60″ north
Longitude
24.84927° or 24° 50′ 57″ east
Established
1207–1209
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
9G965R8X+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6985737267
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q2089479
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Russian—“Sigulda Medieval Castle” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Сігулдзкі сярэднявечны замак”
  • Belarusian: “Сігулдскі сярэдневяковы замак”
  • Catalan: “Castell medieval de Sigulda”
  • Chinese: “錫古爾達中世紀城堡”
  • Danish: “Sigulda Borg”
  • Estonian: “Sigulda ordulinnus”
  • French: “Ruine du château de l’ordre de Livonie”
  • German: “Die mittelalterliche Burg von Sigulda”
  • German: “Sigulda-Burg”
  • Latvian: “Siguldas viduslaiku pils”
  • Russian: “Сигулдский замок”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Estrāde and Krusta kalna pilskalns.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Baltu rotas and Ādas darbnīca.

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